Albrecht Altdorfer, The Fall and Redemption of Man
Severance Fund, 1952.40 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Albrecht Altdorfer

The Fall and Redemption of Man

c. 1513

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
woodcut
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-211059

These eight woodcuts come from a series of forty which illustrate the story of Christian redemption from original sin to the Last Judgement. Probably to maximize printing efficiency and quality, eight woodblocks were printed on each of five sheets of paper, but the subjects are not in the correct chronological order. Prior to sale, the sheets were cut into eight pieces. The sheets in the museum's set were only cut in half, preserving four prints per page. The numbers after the titles of the individual images indicate each scene's place within the narrative. By 1513, Altdorfer had already exec…

Provenance

Severance Fund, 1952.40

Registry history

  • c. 1513 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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