The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa
1512
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1512
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Man of Sorrows and Mater Dolorosa is a 1512 ink by Wolf Traut, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white woodcut with two figures: a man with a crown of thorns and a woman holding a sword to her heart. Both are surrounded by red highlights and Latin text in columns. The man looks down, his hands bound, while the woman stands beside him, her face twisted in sorrow. The scene is framed by ornate borders and more text, all printed together. The red ink stands out against the dark lines, making certain words pop. This was a common way to print religious stories in the 1500s. Look up woodcut to see how this printing method worked.
Wolf Traut (1478–1520) was a German artist, born in Nuremberg.
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