Saint Christopher

1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image is a monochrome print showing two figures. The larger figure is crouching or bending over, holding onto a large tree branch with both hands. Their face is partially visible, with long hair and a beard. This figure is wearing a flowing garment. A smaller figure is seated on the larger figure's back, looking downward. The background features stylized, wavy lines suggesting trees or foliage, with small buildings in the distance. A large tree with inscriptions or symbols is in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    block: 16.7 × 12 cm (6 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 17 × 12 cm (6 11/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.106

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 56

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971). W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 24.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 56.

Wikidata ID

Q64952405

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