The Entry into Jerusalem

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of figures gathered under an archway. The scene includes several figures surrounded by foliage under the shelter of the brick archway. The figures are detailed with exaggerated poses and expressions. The archway's bricks are neatly aligned, framing the activity below. The drawing features rich contrast and intricate cross-hatching.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 7.1 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.342

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 17

  • 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. 42.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 17.

Wikidata ID

Q64952471

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