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Saint Thomas Aquinas

Italian 15th Century

1450

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Religious Francis of Assisi

Dominant colour

Saint Thomas Aquinas is a 1450 ink by Italian 15th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Francis of Assisi, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Italian 15th Century
When & what style?: 1450 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows Saint Thomas Aquinas, a Catholic saint, in a simple setting. The artist used bright colors like orange and yellow to make the scene stand out. The painting is special because it's a woodcut, which is a technique where a design is carved into wood and then printed. You can learn more about this technique by looking into the technique: woodcut.

About the artist

Artist

Italian 15th Century

This anonymous Italian engraver from the 1490s carved images that could be peeled apart like paper dolls—each knot in the "First Knot" print was cut from a single sheet so you could lift the loops right off the page.

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