Crucifixion | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M2889
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Crucifixion
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1518
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/255033

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black innk on white laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: engraved in tablet at the top of the cross: INRI [in reverse]
collector's mark: verso, stamped twice: brown stamp, blue stamp: [winged oar] [Adelbert von Lanna (Lugt 2773)]
collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: R. SCH. [not in Lugt]
collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: FB [within rectangular borderline] [Francis Bullard (Lugt 982)]
inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 781 / Pass 23 / 2966

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Miss Ellen Bullard, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1925

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/ii
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 23, Meder 24, Strauss 92

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Miss Ellen Bullard
Accession Year: 1925
Object Number: M2889
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Precision and Prestige: The Arts of Engraving, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/11/2001 - 12/02/2001

Verification Level

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M2889: Crucifixion