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.
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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
Print
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.