Christuskind im heiligen Herzen

Frühe Holzschnitte, 1450/1470

This is a painting of a figure inside a heart, atop a cross-like structure. The heart is deep red, and within it is a small figure painted in light flesh tones, adorned with a blue head covering, holding a feather or palm leaf in one hand while grasping a small red object in the other. Surrounding the heart are blue and red feather-like elements, and beneath is a field of green. Above the heart, a green garland and additional colorful abstract shapes occupy the sky, framed by a blue skyline. The image has a naive, folkloric aesthetic.
Künstler
Frühe Holzschnitte
Datierung
1450/1470
Gattung
Druckgrafik
Technik
woodcut in warm black, hand-colored in red lake, blue, green, yellow, and gold
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

This is a painting of a figure inside a heart, atop a cross-like structure. The heart is deep red, and within it is a small figure painted in light flesh tones, adorned with a blue head covering, holding a feather or palm leaf in one hand while grasping a small red object in the other. Surrounding the heart are blue and red feather-like elements, and beneath is a field of green. Above the heart, a green garland and additional colorful abstract shapes occupy the sky, framed by a blue skyline. The image has a naive, folkloric aesthetic.

Frühe Holzschnitte