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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M10285
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
Allegorical Winged Female Figure
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Winged Figure of a Woman with a Torch
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/259530

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 9.5 x 5 cm (3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: printed in black ink on the tablet held in the woman's left hand: A A [monogram]
  • collector's mark: verso,brown stamp with graphite numbering above: [winged oar; Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna (Lugt 2773)] 784
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp: P.J.S. [script; Paul J. Sachs (Lugt 2091)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 10,285
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions (several erased and illegible): 232- / B. 58 / B. 58 / 576 / 3428/6._____.3/Dle[?]- / a45712

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna, (L2773).
Paul J. Sachs, (L2091), gift to Harvard University.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
later impression (after the scratch between the left leg and the clouds)
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein e.77, Bartsch 58, Hollstein 77

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
M10285
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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