1520
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Holy Kinship is a 1520 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print is packed with tiny, busy figures. At the center, a group of people—some standing, some kneeling—crowd around a throne. Behind them, a city with towers and a bridge stretches across the background. The edges are filled with swirling, almost chaotic lines and more small faces peeking out. The artist used sharp, precise lines to show every fold in the robes and every detail in the buildings. This style was common in prints of the time. Next, check out how woodcut prints were made.
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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