1518
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Vision of Saint Helena is a 1518 ink by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white image shows a woman lying in bed, half-turned toward a window. Behind the glass, an angel floats above a small town, holding a cross-topped staff. The woman looks up, her hand resting on the windowsill. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and depth, a trick called cross-hatching. This makes the scene feel both detailed and dreamlike. Want to see how this technique works up close? Check out engraving.
Marcantonio Raimondi, often called simply Marcantonio (c. 1470/82 – c. 1534), was an Italian engraver, known for being the first important printmaker whose body of work consists largely of prints copying paintings. He…
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