Art, literature & history
Joachim and the Angel
c. 1504
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- woodcut on blue laid paper; laid down
- Dimensions
- image/block: 29.8 × 20.9 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 30.5 × 21.6 cm (12 × 8 1/2 in.) support: 31.1 × 22.2 cm (12 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1988.18.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Albrecht Dürer. Joachim and the Angel. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Joachim and the Angel — Albrecht Dürer. c. 1504.
Medium: woodcut on blue laid paper; laid down.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): image/block: 29.8 × 20.9 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 30.5 × 21.6 cm (12 × 8 1/2 in.) support: 31.1 × 22.2 cm (12 1/4 × 8 3/4 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1988.18.1. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.