lithograph, paper, dimensions: 22 x 15 cm passe-partout, 35 x 27 cm passe-partout framed, lithograph made in the 19th century by the museum office "Albertina Facsymile" in Vienna; a unique print from the only unique edition of prints published at the end of the 19th century.
Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter, printmaker and architect who lived during the RenaissanceHiswork isdeeply rooted in the climate of Renaissance naturalism and is known primarily as a painter oflandscapes The artist is considered a pioneerof landscape painting. He created the firstpaintingsinmodernart,the subject of which isexclusively or almost exclusivelylandscape. His painting technique was often characterized by precision anddetail, whichsome art historiansderive from miniature painting. In addition, his boldway of composingpaintingswas innovative and it is difficult tofind prototypes for it in the art of thetime.
Altdorfer isalso considered one of themain representatives of the so-calledDanube School, which was characterized by placing biblical and historical subjects against landscapes of expressive colors. His works often contained elements offabulousnessandpoeticism ,
It is worthnotingthat Altdorferwasalso the author of one of the mostfamouslandscape views- Alexander the Great's Battle with the Persians at Issos (completed in 1529). Hisworkwas definitely innovative andinfluencedthe development of landscape art in Europe.
Works by this artistcan beseen in the Old Pinakothek in Munich and the Albertina Museum in Vienna.
