Christ before Pilate

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a group of armored figures in a medieval setting. The scene features figures dressed in armor, holding weapons, gathered under an archway. The drawing includes detailed lines and hatching to show texture and depth, especially in the clothing folds and archway. The composition guides the viewer's focus towards the figures' interaction, implying a moment of dialogue or confrontation. The architectural canopy on the left enhances the medieval atmosphere of the scene.

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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: 8.2 × 5.6 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.129

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 22

  • 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. 46.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 22.

Wikidata ID

Q64952431

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