1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ before Pilate is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, depicting Beheaded Head, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a dramatic scene. Jesus stands before Pontius Pilate. A crowd watches. Detailed armor and robes fill the left side. Lines are strong and dark. Altdorfer used a sharp tool to carve the image into wood. Then ink rolled over it. Paper pressed down to make each copy. Prints like this spread ideas fast in the 1500s. Try making your own print at home. Look up the technique called woodcut.
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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