1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Noli me Tangere is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a robed figure standing on rocky ground. The person holds a staff and a cross-topped flag, while reaching toward another figure on the ground. Clouds and a sunburst glow behind them, and a building sits in the distance. The scene looks like a moment from a story—someone risen from the dead, telling another person not to touch them. The artist used sharp lines to show light and movement. Next, look up woodcut to see how this print was made.
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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