The Resurrection

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a figure emerging from a stone structure. The image depicts a muscular, unclothed figure rising from a tomb-like structure, holding a staff draped with a cloth. The figure appears to be illuminated by rays of light emanating from its head. At its feet are armoured figures with ornate embellishments on their armor. In the background, there is a rocky landscape with figures observing the event from a distance. The artwork is done in a classic etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.360

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 35

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 60.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 35.

Wikidata ID

Q64952492

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