1520
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg Seated in a Landscape is a 1520 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman holding a small child, both dressed in flowing robes. The woman wears a head covering and sits on a rock, while the child clutches a small object. Behind them, a landscape with trees and a distant figure adds depth to the scene. The artist used fine lines and shading to create texture, especially in the woman’s robes and the landscape. This technique is called cross-hatching. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
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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