Albrecht Altdorfer
(1482-1538)
The Danube Valley with Wörth Castle,
um 1520/25
Material / Technology / Carrier
Pergament auf Buchenholz
Dimensions of the object
30,5 x 22,2 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 9
Acquisition
1828 aus der Sammlung Oettingen-Wallerstein – seit 1923 Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Albrecht Altdorfer, Donaulandschaft mit Schloss Wörth, um 1520/25, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/Qm45RnqxNo (Last updated on 19.08.2024)
This painting is considered the earliest autonomous and topographically exact landscape painting in German art. The view is shown from a raised point above the left bank of the Wellerbach where it emerges from the hills and flows onto the plain.
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