Hemelvaart en kroning van Maria
1511
Medium
letterpress printing
Dimensions
292; 207
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Behold Albrecht Dürer's *Hemelvaart en kroning van Maria* (Ascension and Coronation Mary), a captivating letterpress print from 1511 measuring 292 × 207 mm. This Renaissance masterpiece depicts the triumphant moment of Mary's ascent to heaven and her divine crowning by Christ, a popular devotional theme in early 16th-century Europe that purity, redemption, and heavenly glory. Dürer, the preeminent German artist and innovator of his time, elevated printmaking to fine art through his mastery of woodcut and engraving techniques—here realized via letterpress printing from a relief block. His prec...
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 ...