M10285: Allegorical Winged Female Figure

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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