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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M20041
People
Heinrich Aldegrever, German (Paderborn, Germany 1502 - after 1555 Soest, Germany)
Title
Medea Presents a Statue of an Armed Man to Jason
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Medea Delivering the Penates to Jason
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1529
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/259045

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white paper darkened to cream
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 11.7 × 7.4 cm (4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, on tympanum of bed: . YASON . / . ET . MEDEA .
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: CDG [monogram; Christian David Ginsburg (Lugt 1145)]
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: CCC [monogram surmounted by a crown, within a circular borderline; Joseph-Guillaume-Jean Camberlyn (Lugt 514)]
  • inscription: in plate, lower left corner: 1529 / AG [monogram]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 65, Bartsch 65, Hollstein 40

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Sheldon Glueck
Object Number
M20041
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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