Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin

A woodcut print showing a winged angel descending through trees toward a kneeling bearded man in a long robe, who raises his hands beside a bare, leafy tree. Dense hatched lines render foliage and drapery, and a small dog and a distant figure appear in the landscape.

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Date

c. 1504, published 1511

Medium

Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 2419 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection