Die Auferstehung

Deutsche Grafik 1490–1498,

This is a painting depicting a figure walking on a structure while holding a flag with a cross. The central figure has long hair, a beard, and a halo around the head, dressed in a red robe standing on a rectangular structure. The figure is holding a staff with a flag bearing a cross. Two other figures are seen crouching near the structure, both looking away, one with a hood and the other with a helmet. The colors are limited but create a distinct and simple representation. This is in the style of an early Christian or medieval religious illustration, reminiscent of woodcut prints often seen in religious texts from the period.
Künstler
Deutsche Grafik 1490–1498
Gattung
Druckgrafik
Technik
hand-colored woodcut (blockbook page)
Maße
11,2 × 7,9 cm
Sammlung
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lizenz
Gemeinfrei, CC0

Bildbeschreibung

This is a painting depicting a figure walking on a structure while holding a flag with a cross. The central figure has long hair, a beard, and a halo around the head, dressed in a red robe standing on a rectangular structure. The figure is holding a staff with a flag bearing a cross. Two other figures are seen crouching near the structure, both looking away, one with a hood and the other with a helmet. The colors are limited but create a distinct and simple representation. This is in the style of an early Christian or medieval religious illustration, reminiscent of woodcut prints often seen in religious texts from the period.

Deutsche Grafik 1490–1498