Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, from The Life of the Virgin
1504
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 11 11/16 x 8 3/8in. (29.7 x 21.3cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.65.18
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About this artwork
This prints exemplifies the artistic traditions of its period. Created 1504, it demonstrates the woodcut technique characteristic of its era.
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 ...