Saint Francis and Saint Clara

Art Historical Context

**Saint Francis and Saint Clara** This enchanting woodcut, created by an anonymous German artist between 1450 and 1470, captures the spiritual bond between Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint of Assisi, the founders of the Franciscan orders. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald CollectionDepartment CG-E), the print depicts the saints in a moment of quiet devotion, their figures rendered with the delicate lines characteristic of early Northern European printmaking. The medium—a hand-colored woodcut using rose, red, gray, black, yellow, and gold—transforms a simple relief print into a ...

About the Artist

German 15th Century

**German 15th Century** The designation "German 15th Century" encompasses a collective of anonymous artists active in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods in Germany, primarily known through their contributions to early printmaking and panel painting. These creators emerged during a transformative era when woodcuts and engravings began democratizing religious imagery, bridging the Goth...