Virgin and Child in a Landscape

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1505–20

The theme of the Virgin seated out-of-doors was a popular one in German art beginning in the early fifteenth century. Traditionally, Mary was set in an ideal garden environment, but here Altdorfer represents the… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer ¹
Date: c. 1505–20 ¹
Medium: Engraving ¹
Original: 3,334 × 4,754 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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This is a photograph of sequential images showing a person using a pickaxe. The image consists of a grid of 24 black and white frames, each capturing a moment in the action sequence, creating a composite of motion.

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