The Ascension of Christ

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a group of kneeling figures looking up at tablets in the sky. The scene shows several figures observing two stone tablets suspended amidst clouds above them. The style of the drawing is detailed with strong lines and shading, giving it an intricate and textured appearance. The clouds swirl around the tablets. The figures are rendered with attention to detail in their clothing and expressions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.3 × 4.9 cm (2 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.362

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 37

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 62.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 37.

Wikidata ID

Q64952494

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