Joachim and the Angel

c. 1504

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image shows a winged figure and a man interacting in a forest setting. The angel is suspended in mid-air, wearing a long flowing garment. The man is in a full-body pose, reaching out towards the angel. A secondary figure is also present. In the background, there are sheep grazed under the watch of shepherds, and a distant body of water with small boats. The setting has tall trees and detailed textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 29.9 × 21 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3573

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 190

  • Series Title

    The Life of the Virgin

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1968

  • Good and Bad Angels, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1968, no catalogue.

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 137, repro.

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 168.

Watermarks

high crown (Meder 20)

Wikidata ID

Q18338562

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