1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Adoration of the Magi is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a group of people gathered around a baby. The scene looks busy, with lots of lines and shapes filling the background. Some figures are kneeling, others stand tall, and one person holds what looks like a staff. The sky above has a star, and the whole image has a textured, almost woven look. The artist used a printing method called woodcut. That means they carved the design into wood, then pressed ink onto it to make the print. Look up woodcut to see how this 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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