Saint Dorothy
c. 1519–20
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in the manner of a chiaroscuro woodcut with ochre wash, heightened with white and silver (?) as well as touches of gold
Dimensions
24.5 × 15.5 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Anne Elizabeth Wilson Memorial Fund
Accession Number
2022.99
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About this artwork
This deceivingly simple print is a work of printmaking history. To create the golden color of the sheet, the paper was washed with an ochre-colored paint over which the black lines were printed. An artist then embellished the cloak and crown of the saint with silver and gold and other areas with white. On the left side of the print, the child, basket, and thistle held by Saint Dorothy are all contained within a vertical line. This indicates where a part of the block was removable, so that anothe...