Dürer’s work following his first trip to Italy is characterised by a hybrid of late Gothic and Venetian stylistic elements. Late Gothic is the framing of the scene with gnarled branches and elements heightened with gold. The composition as a whole shows clear similarities with the paintings of the Venetian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini of the period 1480 to 1490. Because Dürer used relatively expensive parchment for this minutely detailed drawing, it was probably intended as a precious work for private devotion.
Specifications
| Title | The Holy Family |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Gouache, heightened with gold, on parchment, on panel |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 170 mm Width 116 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Albrecht Dürer
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| Accession number | D I 182 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 1987 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1987 |
| Creation date | in circa 1495-1500 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel III, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) Rondom Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
| External exhibitions |
Dürer (2013) Dürer e il Rinascimento Tedesco (2018) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Gouache
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
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Albrecht Dürer
Neurenberg 1471 - Neurenberg 1528
Albrecht Dürer received his first lessons from his father, who was a goldsmith. He subsequently became a pupil of the painter Michael Wohlgemut. Dürer...
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