Saint Christopher

Deutsche Grafik um 1480, c. 1480

The image shows a person carrying a child on their shoulders. The person is walking with one leg forward and the other bent back, with curly hair and a beard. They wear a brown tunic with red details and hold a stick. The child has short hair, wears a striped outfit, and sits on the person's shoulders with one arm raised. In the background, there is a blue sky, a castle-like structure on a hill, greenery, and a body of water.

Artist: Deutsche Grafik um 1480
Date: c. 1480
Type: Print
Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in dark blue, light blue, orange, red, green, yellow, brown, and gold
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence: Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a person carrying a child on their shoulders. The person is walking with one leg forward and the other bent back, with curly hair and a beard. They wear a brown tunic with red details and hold a stick. The child has short hair, wears a striped outfit, and sits on the person's shoulders with one arm raised. In the background, there is a blue sky, a castle-like structure on a hill, greenery, and a body of water.

Deutsche Grafik um 1480