A Canon Table with a Lamentation (formerly known as the "Traveling Altar")
1490
ink
panel
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1490
ink
panel
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Canon Table with a Lamentation (formerly known as the "Traveling Altar") is a 1490 ink by Lienhart Ysenhut, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a small religious scene in the middle of a page. Three figures kneel around a body wrapped in cloth. One figure wears a blue robe and holds a staff, another wears red and gold, and the third is dressed in green. The background is plain, with a few trees and a hill. The page is part of a larger book, with printed text in Latin on both sides. The text is in red and black, and the scene is framed by it like a picture in a book. The colors are bright but simple, with flat areas of color and no shading. Look up woodcut to see how this image was made.
