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Albrecht Altdorfer

Albrecht Altdorfer

1480–1538

WA-00019340

PaintingRenaissance

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

248

Works in Collection

367

Assets Indexed

6

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ153746

Field Verification (5 fields)

4 cross-verified · 1 single-source

NationalityArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter, engraver and architect of the Renaissance working in Regensburg, Bavaria. Along with Lucas Cranach the Elder and Wolf Huber he is regarded to be the main representative of the Danube School, setting biblical and historical subjects against landscape backgrounds of expressive colours. He is remarkable as one of the first artists to take an interest in landscape as an independent subject. As an artist also making small intricate engravings he is seen to belong to the Nuremberg Little Masters.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Renaissance

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (248)

Landscape with Two Pines

Landscape with Two Pines

1521 · etching

Platemark: 11.8 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 11.8 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Martin Luther

1520 · Engraving, with stippling, in black on cream laid paper

Image/plate: 6.1 × 4.1 cm (2 7/16 × 1 5/8 in.); Sheet: 6.1 × 4.2 cm (2 7/16 × 1 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Holy Kinship

The Holy Kinship

1520 · woodcut on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to block): 12.2 × 9.7 cm (4 13/16 × 3 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Joshua and Caleb

Joshua and Caleb

1520 · woodcut on laid paper

block: 12.2 × 9.5 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 12.4 × 9.7 cm (4 7/8 × 3 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Abraham's Sacrifice

Abraham's Sacrifice

1520 · woodcut on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to block): 12.2 × 9.5 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Jael and Sisera

1520 · Woodcut

Sheet: 4 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.6 x 9.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Elegant Vessels on a White Background

1520 · Etching

Sheet: 8 1/4 x 5 9/16 in. (21 x 14.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Cleric Kneeling before the Virgin and the Christ Child

A Cleric Kneeling before the Virgin and the Christ Child

1519 · woodcut on laid paper

block: 16.8 × 12 cm (6 5/8 × 4 3/4 in.) sheet: 17 × 12.3 cm (6 11/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Entrance Hall of the Regensburg Synagogue

1519 · Etching

Sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 3/8 in. (15.9 × 11.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pyramus and Thisbe

1518 · Woodcut

Sheet: 4 3/4 × 3 13/16 in. (12 × 9.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Jael and Sisera

Jael and Sisera

1518 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Image/block: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 7/8 × 1 15/16 in.); Sheet: 12.3 × 9.5 cm (4 7/8 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with a Double Spruce

1516 · Etching

Sheet: 4 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (11 x 16 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Joshua and Caleb

Joshua and Caleb

1515 · Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Image/block/sheet: 12.2 × 9.5 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dido Killing Herself

Dido Killing Herself

1515 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate/sheet: 6.4 × 3.7 cm (2 9/16 × 1 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Satyrs Fighting Over a Nymph

Two Satyrs Fighting Over a Nymph

1515 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mucius Scaevola Burning his Hand

Mucius Scaevola Burning his Hand

1515 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate/sheet: 6.4 × 3.9 cm (2 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Virgin with the Blessing Child in a Landscape

The Virgin with the Blessing Child in a Landscape

1515 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/plate/sheet: 16.5 × 11.9 cm (6 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Christopher Seated by a River Bank

Saint Christopher Seated by a River Bank

1515 · woodcut on laid paper

sheet (trimmed to block): 12.2 × 9.4 cm (4 13/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Message of the Angel to Joachim

The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Message of the Angel to Joachim

1515 · woodcut

Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with A Double Spruce

Landscape with A Double Spruce

1515 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 11 × 16 cm (4 3/8 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 11.1 × 16.1 cm (4 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

'The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg' with the Child on a Throne, Surrounded by Angels with Musical Instruments

'The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg' with the Child on a Throne, Surrounded by Angels with Musical Instruments

1514 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent

1513 · woodcut on laid paper

block: 7.2 × 4.9 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.) sheet: 8.1 × 5.7 cm (3 3/16 × 2 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Death of the Virgin

The Death of the Virgin

1513 · woodcut on laid paper

block: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.) sheet: 7.9 × 5.6 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1513 · woodcut on laid paper

block: 7.2 × 4.8 cm (2 13/16 × 1 7/8 in.) sheet: 7.9 × 5.7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

248 published of 356 catalogued · 118 with image

The Met
131 published
Art Institute Chicago
62 published62 img
Nga
48 publishedof 156 catalogued49 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist
1512 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Fall and Redemption of Man: Adam and Eve Eating the Forbidden Fruit
1508 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Embrace of Joachim and Anne at the Golden Gate
1508 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Fall and Redemption of Man: Joachim's Offering Rejected by the High Priest
1510 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Fall and Redemption of Man: The Message of the Angel to Joachim
1515 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist (c. 1517)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Dream of Paris (1515/1518)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Adoration of the Magi, from The Fall and Redemption of Man (1513)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child (1515/20)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Resurrection of Christ (1512)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne at the Cradle (1515/20)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jael and Sisera (1520/25)

Art Institute of Chicago

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5

Movements1

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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