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Albrecht Altdorfer
(1480 - 12th Feb, 1538)
La Vierge et l'Enfant apparaissant à saint Jean dans l'île de Patmos
1515
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
tête levée
halo
étude de paysage
leafy tree
eagle (bird)
drapery
apparition
figure study
Madonna and Child
fond d'architecture
étude d'animal
Saint John the Apostle
sitting
landscape
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About the artwork
Title:
La Vierge et l'Enfant apparaissant à saint Jean dans l'île de Patmos
Periods:
renaissance
16th century
XVIth century
Techniques:
wash with grey
brown ink
pen (drawing)
white highlights
blood wash paper
brush (drawing)
Inventory number:
RF5915-recto
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Albrecht Altdorfer
Born:
1480
Dead:
12th Feb, 1538
Country:
Allemagne
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Albrecht Altdorfer
(c. 1480 – February 12, 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 representative of the so-called Danube School setting biblical and historical subjects against landscape backgrounds of expressive colours. As an artist also making small intricate engravings he is seen to belong to the Nuremberg Little Masters.
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