1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Fall of Man is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two naked figures near a tree with long, twisting branches. One person is reaching up toward the branches, while the other leans in, looking down. The background is filled with tiny crosshatch lines that create shadows and texture. The scene looks like a story about humans and nature, with the tree acting as a key part. The artist used a printing method that relies on carved wood blocks. Next, 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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