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Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-METM-388601 Category: Giclee Prints Tag: Albrecht Dürer Artist: Dürer, Albrecht

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Joachim and the Angel by Albrecht Dürer sets a moment of revelation beneath tall, branching trees. Joachim kneels in the foreground as an angel approaches from above, while shepherds and animals occupy the surrounding landscape. The meeting interrupts an otherwise earthly world of rough ground, foliage and quiet rural activity.

Made around 1504 for The Life of the Virgin, this woodcut contrasts the angel’s lifted movement with Joachim’s grounded, attentive pose. Dark tree trunks frame the encounter, while a lighter distance allows the scene to extend beyond the principal figures. Dürer makes the heavenly message feel immediate through gesture and placement, bringing wonder into a landscape whose many ordinary details remain equally inviting.