1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Life of the Virgin: Adoration of the Virgin and Child by Saints and Angels is a 1504 by Albrecht Dürer, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a crowded scene inside a grand, stone room. At the center, a seated woman holds a child, surrounded by robed figures—some kneeling, others standing. Above them, an angel floats in an arched space. The room has tall columns, a draped curtain, and a table with a vase of flowers. Skeletons lie on the floor, while a dog and a cat wander nearby. The mix of holy figures and everyday details was unusual for the time. Dürer often blended religious scenes with real-world elements. Look up Renaissance to see how this style changed art.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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![Madonna and Child [obverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/d7b8ebf05d22ebe5/thumb.webp)
![Lot and His Daughters [reverse]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/b4ebf9b282faa17a/thumb.webp)
