The image shows a person seated on a flat surface. They are mostly nude, with part of their upper and lower body visible. The person is in a seated position, leaning slightly forward with their left arm resting on their left knee. Their head is turned downwards, partially obscuring their facial features. They have long hair cascading over their shoulders and are wearing a distinctive cap. The person's form is muscular, with textured skin. There are no visible articles of clothing apart from the cap, and they are not holding any objects. In the background, architectural elements such as a column and a ledge or wall suggest a structured environment with textured stone or brickwork.
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The image shows a person seated on a flat surface. They are mostly nude, with part of their upper and lower body visible. The person is in a seated position, leaning slightly forward with their left arm resting on their left knee. Their head is turned downwards, partially obscuring their facial features. They have long hair cascading over their shoulders and are wearing a distinctive cap. The person's form is muscular, with textured skin. There are no visible articles of clothing apart from the cap, and they are not holding any objects. In the background, architectural elements such as a column and a ledge or wall suggest a structured environment with textured stone or brickwork.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bathing Woman

Albrecht Altdorfer

Date
c. 1520/1530
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to image): 3.7 × 3 cm (1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.422
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Female nude
  • Danube
  • Water
Provenance

(sale, Hollstein & Puppel, Berlin, auction XLI, May 6-8, 1929, lot 27); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1929; gift to NGA, 1943.

NGA object ID 3634. 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.