The Holy Trinity

The Holy Trinity

1511

Albrecht Dürer

(German, 1471-1528)

Germany, 16th century

Woodcut

Gift of the President and Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1926.106

Catalogue raisonné: Meder 187 a/i

Location

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The Holy Trinity represents the pinnacle of Dürer's achievement in woodcut. Using a system of parallel lines, crosshatching, and dashes of varying densities, he attained a wide range of tone and an extremely subtle representation of three-dimensional forms and spatial depth. In addition, he utilized white areas of the paper to heighten parts of the composition for an intensely dramatic effect.

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Collection: 
PR - Woodcut
Department: 
Prints
Type of artwork: 
Print
Medium: 
Woodcut
Credit line: 
Gift of the President and Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

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