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Joachim and the Angel, from the Life of the Virgin
Joachim and the Angel, from the Life of the Virgin

Joachim and the Angel, from the Life of the Virgin

Artist/Maker (German, 1471–1528)
Date1504
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.9 × 21 cm)
Credit LineR. T. Miller Jr. Fund
PortfolioLife of the Virgin
Object number1959.111
Status
On view
More Information
The subject of this print derives from Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend, a collection of stories of the lives of saints written in the thirteenth century. As told in this account, the angel Gabriel visits Joachim and reveals that Joachim's wife is pregnant with the child, Mary, who would one day give birth to the Savior. Dürer represents Gabriel's apparition to Joachim in a forested setting, accompanied by shepherds who look on at the scene in bemusement.
Exhibition History
The Renaissance in Oberlin: Graphics from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (November 25, 1986 - December 31, 1986 )
Print Council Exhibition: Selections from the Prints and Drawings Collection at the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 5, 1988 - June 5, 1988 )
Dreams and Visions: Expressing the Inexplicable
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 9, 1997 - October 19, 1997 )
German Renaissance Prints 1470-1550
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 27, 1999 - January 30, 2000 )
Printing Practice: Religious Prints from the Renaissance
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 6, 2012 - December 23, 2012 )
Albrecht Dürer, Printmaker: Observation, Imitation, and Invention
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 24, 2024 - January 18, 2025 )
Collections
  • European
  • On View
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