Albrecht AltdorferGerman, 1480–1538Crouching Venus
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2021.239
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Meanwhile, in the life of Albrecht Altdorfer
The whole life1526
Becomes the chief architect of Regensburg
From 1526 he is the city's chief architect, responsible among other things for its fortifications; during the Reformation he devoted himself mainly to architecture. Contemporaries saw in him above all an architect: his gravestone says that a builder lies buried beneath it.
c. 1526
A possible trip to Italy
Around 1526 he possibly visited Italy.
by 1529
Gives up the office of mayor for the Duke's commission
William IV, Duke of Bavaria, commissions “The Battle of Alexander” as part of a series of eight historical battle scenes for the Residenz in Munich; to accept the commission, Altdorfer renounces the office of Mayor of Regensburg. The painting is thought to be the earliest to show the curvature of the Earth from a great height.
1529–1530
Reinforces the city's defences against the Turkish threat
In 1529–1530 he is charged with reinforcing certain fortifications of Regensburg in response to the Turkish threat.
