Crouching Venus

c. 1525/1530

Albrecht Altdorfer after Marcantonio Raimondi

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist After, Roman, c. 1480 - c. 1534

The image shows a nude woman crouched with her body angled to the side. Her right hand is on her ear while her left arm rests across her knees. She has a rounded face, full lips, and eyes looking to her left. Her hair is styled with curls framing her face. A cherub with wings stands behind her, appearing to gesture towards her hair. The cherub is also nude with spread wings. To the woman's left, there is a potted plant with ornate leaves or flowers. The background features vertical lines and possible architectural elements, hinting at a classical or mythological setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.404

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 40, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lawson Thompson [1837-1919], Hitchin, England (Lugt 1770). purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 166, state ii/ii, a.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 40, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64952540

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