Hemelvaart en kroning van Maria
1510
Medium
paper
Dimensions
290; 207
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Albrecht Dürer's *Hemelvaart en kron van Maria* (Ascension and Coronation of), created in 1510, is a masterful woodcut print on paper measuring 290 × 207 mm. This Renaissance artwork captures a pivotal moment in Christian iconography: the Virgin Mary's ascent to heaven and her crowning as Queen of Heaven by God the Father and Christ. Dürer, a German artist renowned for bridging Gothic traditions with Renaissance humanism, produced this as part of his influential *Life of the Virgin*, blending intricate detail with spiritual grandeur. Woodcuts like this one were revolutionary in Dürer's time, ...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...