洗礼者聖ヨハネ
c. 1475
Martin Schongauer, a superstar of the Northern Renaissance, captures St. John the Baptist here with incredible precision. Notice the saint's wild, curly hair and the heavy, cascading folds of his robe—Schongauer was a master engraver who could make fabric look almost three-dimensional using thousands of tiny, incised lines. The figure holds the 'Lamb of God' resting on a book, the classic symbol identifying him as the prophet who announced Jesus. These prints were so famous across Europe that a young Michelangelo actually copied Schongauer's work to learn how to draw!
- Technique
- Engraving
- Material
- Ink on paper
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