キリストの誕生

c. 1515

ドイツ・ルネサンスとドナウ派の巨匠、アルブレヒト・アルトドルファーは、1515年頃にこの精巧な木版画を制作し、左上隅に特徴的な「AA」のモノグラムで署名しました。この場面は、静寂な落ち着きではなく、温かみのある賑やかな活気で降誕を描いています。マリアは敬虔に祈り、ヨセフは好奇心旺盛な隣人のように柵にもたれかかり、急勾配の瓦屋根の上では明るい星が輝いています。この作品は、単純な黒い線を豊かで質感のある夜景へと変換し、大気の細部への北方ルネサンスの愛着を際立たせています。

Technique: Woodcut

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