The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall
ca. 1503
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 8 5/8 x 6 in. (21.9 x 15.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1975
Accession Number
1975.653.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albrecht Dürer’s woodcut “The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall,” created around 1503, presents a serene domestic scene of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, and the Christ Child accompanied by two angels. As one of the foremost artists of the Northern Renaissance, Dürer brought extraordinary precision and emotional resonance to religious subjects, transforming traditional devotional imagery into works of remarkable clarity and depth. The woodcut medium itself was revolutionary in Dürer’s time, allowing intricate designs carved into wood blocks to be printed in multiples and widely di...
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 ...