The Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree
Albrecht Dürer
1513
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
image/plate: 11.6 × 7.4 cm (4 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.) sheet: 12.8 × 8.5 cm (5 1/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.3518
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 ...