Virgin Crowned by Two Angels | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G1084
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Virgin Crowned by Two Angels
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1518
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/273720

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 14.7 × 9.9 cm (5 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: on stone block at lower right, engraved artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: 1518 / AD
collector's mark: verso, graphite:
E. H. Greenleaf [Edward Hale Greenleaf (Lugt 5207)]
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite:
GRAY COLLECTION, / 10 84 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Francis Calley Gray, bequest; to William Gray, his nephew, 1856, gift; to Harvard University, 1857

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: Meder a/e
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 39, Meder 38, Strauss 87

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number: G1084
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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