1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Entombment 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 around a body laid on a cloth. One person kneels, hands pressed together, while others stand or lean in. A rocky hillside and a small pot sit in the background. The lines are rough and textured, like scratching into wood. The scene looks like a funeral, but the artist used simple shapes and bold outlines. This kind of printmaking was common in the 1500s. Next, check out woodcut to see how artists carved images into wood blocks.
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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