Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate

1504

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a group of figures standing near an archway and a distant landscape. The image features a variety of figures in flowing robes, two of whom appear to be embracing in the foreground. The scene is framed by an intricately detailed architectural archway adorned with ornate patterns and designs. To the left and behind the arch, several other figures are depicted in dynamic poses, seemingly in observance of the main figures in the embrace. In the background, detailed trees and a distant view of a castle atop a hill are visible, creating a sense of depth. The drawing is rendered in fine lines and cross-hatching. The style and execution suggest it reflects the precision and detail commonly seen in works from the Renaissance period.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 29.4 × 20.7 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3576

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 191

  • Series Title

    The Life of the Virgin

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arkady Alferoff [1811-1872], Bonn (Lugt 1727). Clendenin J. Ryan, Sr. [1881-1939], New York; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1940, no. 105); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

1962

  • Installation during Fine Art Festival, American River College, Sacramento, CA, 1962, no cat.

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 138, repro.

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

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. 169.

Inscriptions

verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B. 79; bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: C 17110 / T. 5233 / K. 9746120; bottom right, in graphite by a later hand: JC.24123 / B.79

Watermarks

high crown (Meder 20)

Wikidata ID

Q4127688

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