The Visitation

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image depicts two robed figures embracing, with a bearded figure standing to their right against a backdrop of a cloudy sky and trees. The scene is detailed with patterns on the robes, textured clouds, and stylized trees. The use of line work creates texture and depth, typical of woodcut prints used for depicting biblical or historical scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 7.1 × 4.9 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 7.5 × 5.1 cm (2 15/16 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.333

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 8

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 33.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 8.

Wikidata ID

Q64952462

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