Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
Albrecht Dürer · probably 1519
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg
- Date
- probably 1519
- Medium
- Oil on linden
- Size
- 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60 x 49.8 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer, sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in contact with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I.
What do you see?
Stand in front of it for a moment. Then tell us what you noticed or felt - there are no wrong answers.
Be the first to share a thought.
