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Untitled

Unknown

1515

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Renaissance Renaissance

Dominant colour

Untitled is a 1515 watercolor by Unknown, a Renaissance work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1515 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows two open pages of a book with simple watercolor drawings. One side has small huts, palm trees, and a river with boats. The other side shows a town near the water, with buildings, ships, and a hill in the background. Birds fly above the town, and the colors are soft and faded. The boats look old-fashioned, with tall masts and simple sails. The buildings have flat roofs and small towers. This style matches the Renaissance period, when artists started drawing more realistic scenes. Look up Renaissance to see how this fits into that time.