Hieronymus in de woestijn
Albrecht Altdorfer
c. 1506 - 1538
Medium
hand coloring
Dimensions
75; 106
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso midden boven, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
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...