Nativity of the Virgin
Albrecht Altdorfer · 1520
Why it's great
The birth of Mary is shown in a big church, where angels fly above the heads of the people. Albrecht Altdorfer painted it in about 1520, and the angels hover in a crowded Gothic interior.
Where to see it
📍 Alte Pinakothek, upper floor, gallery IIIMaxvorstadt, Germany
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Albrecht Altdorfer was a German painter born near Nuremberg in about 1480 who lived in Regensburg, where he also served as a city councilor and architect. He was one of the first European artists to make landscapes the main subject of his pictures. He died in Regensburg in 1538.
