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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M12567
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Holy Family with the Dragonfly
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1497
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/254896

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, with gray wash added on the right temple and cheek of the Virgin
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 23.8 × 18.6 cm (9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: similar to Meder 62, which is found on posthumous impressions: bear
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with accession number written below in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 12,567 [Lugt 936]
  • inscription: verso, graphite: no70

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Arnold Knapp, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder a
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 44, Meder 42, Strauss 4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Arnold Knapp
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
M12567
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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