The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg on an Altar

c. 1519/1520

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image shows an engraving of a woman seated on a throne, holding a child. The woman has a gentle expression and her hair is covered. The child is leaning against her. Surrounding them are angels playing musical instruments. The throne is ornately carved with decorative panels. The background features a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 6.2 × 4.1 cm (2 7/16 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.389

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 14, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Religion and Politics: The Renaissance Print in Social Context, Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, 1999, no. 65.

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 137, c.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 14, state only.

1999

  • Johnson, Charles. Religion & Politics: The Renaissance Print in Social Context. Exh. cat. Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond, 1999: no. 65; illus., p.48.

Wikidata ID

Q64952524

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