Saint Jerome in a Grotto | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R869
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Saint Jerome in a Grotto
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1512
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/242387

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 17 x 12.4 cm (6 11/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: AD
inscription: on shaded rock at left, artist's monogram printed in black ink : AD
(not assigned): on rock to right of the book, date printed in black ink: 1512
watermark: Meder watermark 326: small gothic p

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: Meder i/ii, b/c
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 113, Meder 229

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R869
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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