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The Madonna with Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra [recto]

Urs Graf I

1511

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Religious

Dominant colour

The Madonna with Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra [recto] is a 1511 ink by Urs Graf I, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Urs Graf I
When & what style?: 1511 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This woodcut shows a woman in a blue robe holding a baby, seated on a throne. Two men stand beside her—one in green robes with a tall hat, the other in a white tunic with a crown. Tiny angels float above, and the background is packed with swirling leaves and odd shapes. The woman’s halo and the men’s crowns mark them as holy figures. The picture was made by carving into wood, then coloring it by hand. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing trick worked.