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Saint Christopher, Carrying the Infant Christ

(German, about 1480–1538)
1513
Medium/TechniqueWoodcut
DimensionsLegacy dimension: 16.6 x 12.0 cm
Credit LineGeorge Nixon Black Fund
Accession number34.858
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ClassificationsPrints
Description
Altdorfer's interpretation of St. Christopher carrying the Infant Christ (young, but heavy with the sins of the world) across a river is remarkable for its expressive calligraphic freedom of line.
ProvenancePDP Register entry: Date acquired, 10/4/1934 Duplicate record