Life of the Virgin – Title Page
1504-1505
Albrecht Dürer was the ultimate Renaissance collaborator, teaming up with a monk named Chelidonius for this stunning title page. The image features the Virgin Mary nursing baby Jesus while seated in a crescent moon—a powerful symbol referencing the Woman of the Apocalypse—surrounded by radiating light and stars. The Latin text at the top acts like a modern credit sequence, introducing Dürer's illustrations and Chelidonius's accompanying poems. It’s a brilliant example of how woodcut printing allowed art and literature to be mass-produced and enjoyed together.
- Technique
- Woodcut
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