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Black and white woodcut of a winged angel in trees above a kneeling bearded man with raised hands, with a dog and distant landscape.

Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin

A woodcut print showing a winged angel descending through trees toward a kneeling bearded man in a long robe, who raises his hands beside a bare, leafy tree. Dense hatched lines render foliage and drapery, and a small dog and a distant figure appear in the landscape.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
c. 1504, published 1511
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2419 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1516).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Joaquín y el ángel, de La vida de la Virgen

Grabado en madera que muestra un ángel alado que desciende entre árboles hacia un hombre barbado arrodillado, con una túnica larga, que levanta las manos junto a un árbol desnudo con hojas. Densas líneas cruzadas dibujan el follaje y los pliegues, y en el paisaje aparecen un perro pequeño y una figura lejana.

Português: Joaquim e o anjo, de A vida da Virgem

Xilogravura que mostra um anjo alado descendo entre árvores em direção a um homem barbado ajoelhado, de manto longo, que ergue as mãos ao lado de uma árvore desfolhada. Linhas densas e hachuras dão forma à folhagem e às dobras, e na paisagem aparecem um cão pequeno e uma figura distante.

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