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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Divine Infant with the Globe in a Circle with Four Angels is a 1500 ink by Netherlandish 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white print of a small child holding a globe, surrounded by four winged figures. The child stands in the center of a circle, with the figures standing just outside it. The background is filled with a repeating pattern of leaves and swirls, framing the whole scene neatly. The child looks like a religious figure, possibly a baby Jesus, while the winged figures are likely angels. This style of print was made by carving into wood, then inking and pressing it onto paper. Next, check out the technique: woodcut.
These prints show Christ’s suffering in bold, hand-colored images from 15th-century Northern Europe.
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