Saint Clare of Assisi

Frühe Holzschnitte, 1450/1470

The image features a person from the waist up, with an oval-shaped face, arched eyebrows, and lips slightly parted. They have dark hair, possibly covered by a halo-like element. The person is wearing a gray and red long loose-fitting garment with a high neckline. They are holding a green object in their right hand. To the right, there is a dark, silhouette-like shape. The background has a large red border, a blue tint at the top, and a patterned section at the bottom with red and blue abstract flower shapes.

Artist: Frühe Holzschnitte
Date: 1450/1470
Type: Print
Medium: woodcut, hand-colored in wine red, blue, green, carmine, gray, and gold
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence: Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image features a person from the waist up, with an oval-shaped face, arched eyebrows, and lips slightly parted. They have dark hair, possibly covered by a halo-like element. The person is wearing a gray and red long loose-fitting garment with a high neckline. They are holding a green object in their right hand. To the right, there is a dark, silhouette-like shape. The background has a large red border, a blue tint at the top, and a patterned section at the bottom with red and blue abstract flower shapes.

Frühe Holzschnitte