1475
paint
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Pietà is a 1475 paint by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Lamentation of Christ, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a scene of Mary holding Jesus. It's interesting because the artist used metalcut and hand-colored it. The colors are simple, with green, light rose, and yellow. The artist used a technique to create depth, you can look up more about this technique at the work of an artist like the one who made this, or learn about the technique: chiaroscuro.
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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