The Resurrection of Christ, 1512
Albrecht Altdorferexpand_more
Woodcutexpand_more
The Carl and Holly Jones Endowment for Prints and Drawingsexpand_more 2020.86.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
It is dawn. Angels have pulled aside the sarcophagus lid, and now—framed by clouds and a heavenly aureole—Christ hovers above his empty tomb. Soldiers in fanciful armor surround the tomb: some sleeping, some just roused, and others actively attempting to understand the miracle before them.
Albrecht Altdorfer was one of the foremost artists of Renaissance Germany. With the collaboration of a woodblock cutter whose name we do not know, he made this image with lines so fine that they rival the art of copper plate engraving. Note how the figure of Christ is printed more darkly than the rest of the image, thereby giving him added presence.
Details
- Title
- The Resurrection of Christ
- Artist Life
- c. 1480-1538
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2020.86.1
- Provenance
- Sale, Karl & Faber, Munich, November 1959; (C.G. Boerner, Neue Lagerliste 31, Düsseldorf 1961, no. 3 (stock no. 4207)); private collection, Germany; sale Arnold, Frankfurt, November 17, 2018, lot 652; (Helmut Rumbler, Frankfurt, 2018-19); (C.G. Boerner, New York, 2019-20).
- Curator Approved
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