Juan Martínez Montañés was nicknamed “God of [this material]” for his use of a process called encarnación for naturalistic effect. This medium was used for a Last Supper scene that centers a removable depiction of Judas rather than Jesus. A brilliant blue background and gilding adorn a depiction of the Dormition of the Virgin made of this material in Krakow. The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood is made of this material, a specialty of Northern Renaissance artists like Veit Stoss and Tilman Riemenschneider. Hair blends into fur covering an (*) emaciated woman sculpted from this material, Donatello’s Penitent Magdalene. This material was used in a process distinct from engraving to create the Four Horsemen by Albrecht Durer. For 10 points, cuts or blocks of what material are used to make namesake prints? ■END■
ANSWER: wood [or limewood; accept woodcut or woodblock printing] (The second line refers to the Altarpiece of the Holy Blood.)
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