Albrecht Altdorfer
German Artist · 1480–1538
5 works across 2 collections on LinkedCulture
Albrecht Altdorfer probably trained in a manuscript illuminator's shop, but, as city architect for Regensburg, he also built a slaughterhouse, a wine storage building, and fortifications for the city's walls. With this success, he acquired three homes and several vineyards. He also worked for such patrons as Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and Duke William of Bavaria. Chosen Regensburg's mayor in
Works
Christ Carrying the Cross
Getty Museum · about 1513
Christ in Limbo, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1513
Saint Achatius, from "Christ and Saints"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 16th century
Samson and Delilah
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 1506
The Resurrection, from "The Fall and Salvation of Mankind Through the Life and Passion of Christ"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · ca. 1513