The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a group gathering around a table. The scene is composed using intricate lines and shading, creating a highly detailed depiction of several figures huddled closely together. The figures appear cloaked in robes and hats. The setting is indoors, likely within a stone or brick-walled structure. The use of hatch lines enhances the shadow and depth. The composition is tightly knit.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.337

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 12

  • 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. 37.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 12.

Wikidata ID

Q64952466

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