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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13921
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Four Angels Holding the Winds
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Apocalypse
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1498
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/255261

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 39.2 x 28.2 cm (15 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: Das XI Capitel...die Sechst figur.
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B. 66. / c.26150[struck through] / c.27403
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp with accession number written below in graphite:
    THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 13,921 [Lugt 936]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
1498 German edition
Edition
1498 German
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 66, Meder 169

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
M13921
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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