Harvard Art Museums > G1115: Coat-of-Arms with a Skull Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Coat-of-Arms with a Skull (Albrecht Dürer) , G1115,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/273573. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number G1115 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Title Coat-of-Arms with a Skull Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1503 Places Creation Place: Europe, Germany Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/273573 Physical Descriptions Medium Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened Technique Engraving Dimensions sheet: 22 × 15.5 cm (8 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: on a tablet to the right of the shield, engraved artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD inscription: in the stone block, lower center, engraved date printed in black ink: 1503 collector's mark: upper right corner, brown ink: P. mariette 1666 [Pierre Mariette II (Lugt 1789)] collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite, the stamp faded completely: GRAY COLLECTION, / 1115 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Pierre Mariette. Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State Meder i/ii a/d Standard Reference Number Bartsch 101, Meder 98, Strauss 40 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray Object Number G1115 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History Precision and Prestige: The Arts of Engraving, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/11/2001 - 12/02/2001 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
