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This image depicts a figure reaching towards a larger figure resting on a cloud, with a pastoral landscape and sheep in the background. The artwork is rendered in a monochromatic, illustrative style with strong, defined line work. The central figure has outstretched arms towards another figure on a cloud above, depicted in a reclining position. The scene is set in a rural landscape with distant hills or mountains and a flock of sheep. The artwork suggests storytelling themes, resembling works by early Renaissance or Northern European artists.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Annunciation to Joachim
Albrecht Altdorfer
- Date
- c. 1513
- Medium
- woodcut on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet (trimmed to block): 7.2 × 4.9 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.329
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- The Fall and Redemption of Man
Subjects and terms
- Angel
- Danube
- Costume
- animal
- Man
- Figures
Provenance
purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.
NGA object ID 3541. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.