Landscape with a Double Spruceca. 1521–22
Albrecht Altdorfer made this in about 1521–22, aged about 36. It is now at The Met in New York. More about this work
About this work
Albrecht Altdorfer made this in about 1521–22, aged about 36. It is now at The Met in New York.
How it was made
- Etching
- The artist draws with a needle through a waxy coating on a copper plate, and acid bites the exposed lines. The plate is then inked, wiped and printed under pressure, so the line keeps the freedom of drawing.
Albrecht Altdorfer
German, 1480–1538 · Born and died in Regensburg.
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Met has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1993.1097
- Credit
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Type
- Prints
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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