The Holy Kinship

in or after 1520

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image shows multiple figures with varying degrees of their body visible. One prominent figure on the right is seated and turned slightly away from the viewer, with a head covering and robes. Surrounding figures include a child being held by an adult with curly hair. The setting is indoors with ornate architectural elements like columns and a finely sculpted balustrade. In the background, there is a mountainous landscape with buildings. Above the main scene, small cherub-like figures are positioned on a ledge. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects used by the figures except for their attire and fabric patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 12.2 × 9.6 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 12.5 × 10 cm (4 15/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.369

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 45

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (Lugt 5g)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 86.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 45.

Wikidata ID

Q64952502

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