Noli me Tangere

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a natural landscape with two figures. The scene includes hills, trees, and mountains. In the foreground, one figure stands holding a staff and gesturing with their hand. They are surrounded by rays around their head. Another figure sits nearby, partially covered in draped fabric, looking up at the standing figure. The landscape appears to balance human presence with nature. The drawing is detailed and dynamic, with cross-hatching and linear elements adding depth and texture.

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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

    1943.3.361

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 36

  • 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. 61.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 36.

Wikidata ID

Q64952493

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