1465
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Page from "Canticum Canticorum": 2nd Edition is a 1465 ink by Netherlandish 15th Century, a Renaissance work, depicting Visitation, held at National Gallery of Art.
This page shows a woodcut of two lovers holding hands. Their long robes have detailed folds. The background is plain, so the figures stand out. People carved these images onto wooden blocks. Then they inked the blocks and pressed them on paper. This method made books cheaper and easier to share. Look up woodcut if you want to see how this old printing trick works.
These prints show Christ’s suffering in bold, hand-colored images from 15th-century Northern Europe.
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