Venus after the Bath

c. 1525/1530

Albrecht Altdorfer after Marcantonio Raimondi

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist After, Roman, c. 1480 - c. 1534

This is a drawing of a seated nude figure and a cherub-like figure. The scene depicts a seated figure placing a garment over their knee while a small cherubic figure stands beside them, holding a staff and having wings. The setting includes draped fabric behind the figures and a round object placed on the ground nearby. The style of the drawing is reminiscent of engravings from the Renaissance period. The use of detailed lines and shading gives depth to the figures and surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6 × 4.1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 6.4 × 4.5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.405

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 41, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g). purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 167, a.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 41, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952541

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