1520
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Beautiful Virgin of Ratisbon on an Altar is a 1520 by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman holding a baby inside an arched altar. Around her, angels with wings play musical instruments and hold up decorations. The altar itself has a small empty frame in the front, like a window, and the whole scene looks carved from wood. The woman’s calm face and the baby’s tiny hands suggest a religious theme. The style feels old-fashioned, with lots of sharp lines and no shading. If you like this, check out the Renaissance movement for more art like this.
Albrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480 – 12 February 1538) was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main…
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