1520
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt at a Fountain is a 1520 by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a family with a donkey walking under an archway. Above them, a fountain spills water into a pool. Small figures play in the water while a tall column stands nearby. The scene looks like a mix of travel and everyday life. The artist packed lots of tiny details into the background. Next, check out the Renaissance to see how artists blended real life with stories.
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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