1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Death of the Virgin is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This woodcut shows a group of people gathered around a dying woman lying on a bed. The scene is framed by a dark arch, and the figures look solemn, with some standing and others kneeling. Their clothes are simple, and the whole image is in black and white, with sharp lines and textures. The artist used a technique where ink is pressed into carved wood to create the image. This method was common in the 1500s and allowed for many copies to be made. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing 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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