Christ Taking Leave of his Mother

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This print shows several people in front of a large, leafy tree. To the left of center, a person stands, facing the right. They have long, curling hair, a beard, and a halo around their head. They wear a long, draped robe with no shoes, and extend one hand towards a seated person on the right. The person on the right is seated on the ground, looking towards the standing person with their hands together in prayer. Two more people stand behind these two, both wearing long garments and hoods. Additional people in robes are visible in the background on the left. The print is monochromatic, with dark lines on yellowed paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    block: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 7.8 × 5.4 cm (3 1/16 × 2 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.124

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 16

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g). W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 41.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 16.

Wikidata ID

Q64952426

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