Expulsion from Paradise

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing featuring three figures in a dynamic arrangement. The figure on the left holds a raised sword and tugs on the hair of the middle figure. The middle figure shows a distressed expression, while the figure on the right is seen from behind, moving away. The background shows swirling clouds and a dark sky, adding to the tension. The drawing features detailed textures and intricate lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within block): 7.1 × 4.7 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.327

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 2

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 27.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 2.

Wikidata ID

Q64952455

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