The Holy Family with Two Angels in a Vaulted Hall

Albrecht Dürer

1504

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

northern_renaissance Renaissance Renaissance Religious

About this work

This image shows a group of figures in a room with arched ceilings and columns. At the center, a woman holds a child while another child stands nearby. Around them, two angels float near the top corners. The background has a pattern of small dots and lines, giving it a textured look. The scene looks like a family moment, but with a religious twist—likely a holy family. The artist used a printing method that creates sharp lines and repeating patterns. Next, look up woodcut to see how this technique works.