An Allegory of Pride

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1506

The image features a seated woman with long hair, wearing an elaborate dress and a flower and leaf crown. She holds a mirror in her right hand and her left hand rests on her lap. She wears a necklace with a pendant and sits on a creature with a coiled shell and a dragon-like head. The background has a patterned cross-hatching texture.
Artist
Albrecht Altdorfer
Datare
1506
Tip
Print
Tehnică
engraving on laid paper
Dimensiuni
sheet (cut within platemark): 9.9 × 7.5 cm
Colecție
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licență
Domeniu public, CC0

Descrierea imaginii

The image features a seated woman with long hair, wearing an elaborate dress and a flower and leaf crown. She holds a mirror in her right hand and her left hand rests on her lap. She wears a necklace with a pendant and sits on a creature with a coiled shell and a dragon-like head. The background has a patterned cross-hatching texture.

Albrecht Altdorfer