Albrecht Altdorfer
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching and engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.427
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching and engraving, titled *Albrecht Altdorfer* and created by Jeremias Falck between 1601 and 1650, captures the legacy of one of the Renaissance's pioneering artists. Housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald Collection (Department CG-E), it exemplifies the era's fascination with commemorating illustrious predecessors through printmaking. Falck, a 17th-century engraver, employed these techniques—etching for fluid, spontaneous lines and engraving for crisp precision—to produce a reproducible image that could reach collectors across Europe. Prints like this were vital in...