1513
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Visitation is a 1513 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, depicting Visitation, held at National Gallery of Art.
Albrecht Altdorfer’s *The Visitation* shows two women embracing in a wooded path. The older one, Elizabeth, leans in to Mary. Both wear simple robes that blend into the dark trees behind them. This isn’t a painting—it’s a woodcut. That means Altdorfer carved the image into wood, then pressed ink onto paper. It’s an old trick, but here it gives the scene a quiet, almost fragile feel. Check out how the artist uses light and shadow to shape the figures. It’s like he’s sculpting with ink.
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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