The Annunciation

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

Two figures are depicted in the image. One figure is seated, showing a three-quarter view of their body. The other figure is bending over, possibly kneeling, with a partial view of their body. The seated person is facing left, with long, wavy hair cascading over their shoulders. They are reading from an open book held in their hands. The other figure has curly hair styled upwards and is bent over as they engage with the seated person. The background shows architectural elements resembling a woven or latticed ceiling and arched windows. The setting suggests an indoor environment with textures that give depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 7.1 × 4.9 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.332

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 7

  • 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. 32.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 7.

Wikidata ID

Q64952461

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