Gallery›Cleveland Museum of Art›The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
Pharaoh's Army Drowned in the Red Sea; Baptism of Christ; and Moses' Spies Returning with Grapes from Canaan
Esau Selling Jacob his Birthright; Temptation of Christ; and Temptation of Adam and Eve
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
Pharaoh's Army Drowned in the Red Sea; Baptism of Christ; and Moses' Spies Returning with Grapes from Canaan
Esau Selling Jacob his Birthright; Temptation of Christ; and Temptation of Adam and Eve
c. 1465
woodcut, hand colored with watercolor
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art
This sheet was hand-colored with a limited palette, so that black, for example, plays dual roles of the color of hair, and the shadow on a building.
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