The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg Seated in a Landscape

c. 1519/1520

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image depicts two figures, one adult and one child, sitting together. Both figures are visible from the waist up. The adult figure is positioned slightly to the left, turned towards the child they are holding. The adult has a head covering that resembles a traditional hood. The child has curly hair and is looking towards the adult figure. The adult is wearing a garment with decorative patterns, including a border of fringe or tassels, while the child is draped in a simple cloth. The child seems to be holding a small object. In the background, there is a halo-like pattern behind the adult figure's head and a tree with leaves and branches to the right. The image is monochromatic, likely created using etching techniques with detailed shading and line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5.6 × 4 cm (2 3/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 6 × 3.9 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.387

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 13, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 140, a.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 13, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952521

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