Hortulus Animae
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The Hortulus Animae is one of a series of woodcuts that was created by German Renaissance artist Hans Baldung Grun between 1510 and1511. It depicts a soldier courting a woman by giving her a flower. A woodcut is made by carving a wooden block to the desired design, and then rolling ink over the carved block to print the design on paper.
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soldier, flower, woman, ink, woodcut, print, 16th century, courting, carved wood, wooden block, hortulus animae, german renaissance artist, hans baldung grunSource
Crane, Walter The Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New (New York, NY: G. Bells and Sons, Ltd, 1905)
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