1525
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Revenge of the Sorcerer Virgil is a 1525 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman sitting on a chair, holding a long staff. Below her, a smaller figure kneels, reaching up toward her. The background looks like a dark, textured wall with a curtain or heavy cloth. The lines are sharp and detailed, creating shadows and depth. The artist used tiny parallel lines to build up dark areas, a method called cross-hatching. This technique makes the scene look almost three-dimensional. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
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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