Landscape with a Double Spruce in the Foreground, Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1521–22


Landscape with a Double Spruce in the Foreground, ca. 1521–22, Etching, Sheet: 4 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (11 x 16 cm), Prints, Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480–1538 Regensburg), Altdorfer was a prolific printmaker, but he produced only nine landscape etchings, which date from about 1518 to 1522. These luminous images, lacking any traditional historical or religious narratives, were the first to celebrate landscape as the primary subject matter


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