De val en verlossing van de mensheid
Albrecht Altdorfer
ca. 1506 - 1538
Medium
paper
Dimensions
72; 48
About this artwork
Het lichaam van Christus door twee mannen in een graftombe gelegd. Maria houdt de hand van Christus vast en wordt getroost door Johannes. Maria Magdalena kijkt toe. Drieëndertigste prent uit een serie van veertig.
About the Artist
Albrecht Altdorfer · 1475–1538
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480–1538) was a German painter, printmaker, and draftsman who stands as one of the founders of landscape painting as an independent genre. Born in Regensburg or nearby Altdorf, he learned art from his father Ulrich, a painter and miniaturist. Altdorfer spent most of his life in Regensburg, becoming a citizen in 1505 and later serving as the city's official architect and a m...