Noli me Tangere

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image shows a person standing with one arm raised and holding a staff with a cross in one hand. Their detailed facial features include a beard and long hair. They are wearing a draped garment tied at the waist, leaving the chest exposed. In the background are mountains, trees, and a second person seated on the ground wearing a hat and a robe, holding a container. The seated person has a bag around their waist. The image is in black and white with shading highlighting the details. The background shows a dynamic sky with a bold pattern.

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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: 8.1 × 5.8 cm (3 3/16 × 2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.144

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 36

  • 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. 61.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 36.

Wikidata ID

Q64952448

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