M23829: Death of the Virgin
Prints
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M23829
- People
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Martin Schongauer, German (Colmar c. 1450 - 1491 Breisach am Rhein)
- Title
- Death of the Virgin
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- c. 1480
- Culture
- German
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/212078
Physical Descriptions
- Technique
- Engraving
- Dimensions
- plate: 25.7 x 16.8 cm (10 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Katherine Tiffany Abbott, purchase from Arthur H. Harlow & Co., NYC, 1922, bequest to son George L. Batchelder, Jr.. Purchased for $3600 (10% discount from $4000). According to the donor, Gordon Abbott, the father of her mother-in-law, was also a print collector. Perhaps this was a Christmas gift from father to daughter. George L. Batchelder, Jr. was one of the co-donors.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- State
- i/iii
- Standard Reference Number
- B.33, L.34
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of George and Wilhelmina Batchelder
- Accession Year
- 1998
- Object Number
- M23829
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- There is a slight drawing of drapery on the reverse of the print, which appears to be early, probably also fifteeth century.
Verification Level
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