The Rest on the Flight into Egypt at a Fountain

c. 1512/1515

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of a grand fountain inside an arched architectural space. The scene features a multi-tiered fountain with carvings and ornamental designs. Surrounding the base of the fountain are sculptures of cherubic figures. The backdrop showcases a vaulted ceiling with arched columns, supporting the arches. The drawing highlights line work and hatching for depth and texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip Hofer

  • Dimensions

    block: 23.2 × 17.7 cm (9 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.3 × 17.8 cm (9 3/16 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.3.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 47

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Falkeisen & Huber, Basel, Lugt 1008). Philip Hofer [1898-1984], Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 83.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 47.

Inscriptions

recto: in block, at lower center: artist's monogram; verso: at upper left, in graphite, in later hand: 122; at bottom left, in graphite, in later hand: B-4910 B-284 [written upside-down] B59; at bottom right, in graphite, in later hand: NOX

Markings

recto: Falkeisen & Huber (Lugt 1008)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64952453

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