1528
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Venus after the Bath is a 1528 ink by Albrecht Altdorfer, a Renaissance work, depicting Putto, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows Venus lying on her side after a bath. A servant hands her a towel in the background. Water droplets still glisten on her skin. Altdorfer’s work feels intimate, not grand. Most art of the 1500s shows gods as stiff figures. Here, Venus looks relaxed, even a little tired. That human touch makes you want to see more small prints. Check out Altdorfer, Albrecht.
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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