The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
1511
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 9 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (23.3 x 15.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Junius Spencer Morgan, 1919
Accession Number
19.73.213
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where Albrecht Dürer's *The Holy Family with Saint Joachim and Saint Anne* (1511) captivates with its intimate portrayal of sacred figures. This woodcut depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ Child, flanked by Joseph, her parents Saints Joachim and Anne, evoking a tender extended Holy Family. Created at the height of Dürer's career during the Northern Renaissance, it reflects the era's deep devotion to religious iconography amid the looming Reformation. Dürer, a master printmaker from Nuremberg, revolutionized wo...
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 ...