1488
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Pietà is a 1488 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a simple drawing of a grieving woman holding a dead man in her lap. The background is flat with a few green and gold lines, and the whole scene is framed by a red border. The figures are drawn with sharp, clean lines, and their faces look calm but sad. This is a religious scene, likely showing Mary holding Jesus after he died. The artist used woodcut and added color by hand, which was common back then. If you like this style, look up woodcut to see how it works.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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