1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Circumcision is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white scene with sharp lines. A group of people stands around a baby. One man holds the child while another kneels beside them. Above, a bright star shines down. The background looks like a dark, patterned wall. The star is the only color here—it stands out against the black. This is a woodcut, meaning the artist carved the design into wood and stamped it. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printmaking method 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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