1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ before Caiaphas is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows five men in a dim room. One man kneels, his head bowed, while another stands over him, pointing a finger. The others watch, some holding staffs. The walls are plain, and a window with shutters lets in little light. The scene looks tense, like an argument or trial. The artist used sharp lines to show the men’s clothes and faces, making everything look carved out of wood. Try looking up woodcut to see how this printmaking technique works.
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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