Presentatie van Christus in de tempel
Albrecht Altdorfer
c. 1506 - 1538
Medium
paper
Dimensions
72; 48
About this artwork
Maria met het Christuskind in haar handen, staand bij het altaar in de tempel. Een priester staat tegenover haar. Twaalfde 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...