Christ on the Mount of Olives

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing featuring a robed figure in a natural setting among reclining figures, with a landscape of trees and a crescent moon in the sky. Above the central figure, an apparition or face appears among swirling clouds. The artwork uses intricate line work and shading to create contrast, mystery, and reverence. The textures and patterns used suggest an etching or woodcut technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.344

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 19

  • 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. 44.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 19.

Wikidata ID

Q64952473

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