Calvary with the Three Crosses | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G8197
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Calvary with the Three Crosses
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Crucifixion
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1504
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/273027

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 21.4 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

collector's mark: verso, brown ink: J:B- [John Barnard (Lugt 1419)]
inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B. 59. / 679 / B 59 / 1
collector's mark: verso, faded purple stamp with accession number written within in black ink: GRAY COLLECTION, / 8197 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]
inscription: on tablet at lower edge, center: AD

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: Meder ia/ii?
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 59, Meder 180

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number: G8197
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Northern Renaissance Art: Selected Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 02/28/1984 - 04/08/1984

Verification Level

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