Saint Jerome in a Cave

1515

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a cave interior with various elements including a lion and a cross. The composition shows a rocky and textured cave interior. A lion is situated near the cave entrance. There is an altar-like setup with a wooden cross and a lit candle inside the cave, surrounded by stalactites. The drawing is detailed with line work, shading, and texture to convey depth and emotion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 16.7 × 11.9 cm (6 9/16 × 4 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.44.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 60

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner, Dusseldorf); purchased by NGA, 1976.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 82.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 60.

Wikidata ID

Q65564451

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