G7282: Adoration of the Magi

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G7282

People

Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)

Title

Adoration of the Magi

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1511

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/273722

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 29.2 × 21.8 cm (11 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: written on old mat: Meder 20
• inscription: woodcut artist's monogram on pavement and dateon support block in foreground, printed in black ink: AD / 1511
• drawing: verso, black ink: The outlines of Christ and the forearm and hand of Mary tave been traced from the front of the sheet.
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp : O. E. 5 3 5 [Knoedler & Co. (Lugt 2007)]
• collector's mark: PEOLI [withing an artist's palette] [Juan Jorg Peoli (Lugt 2020)]
• inscription: verso, graphite: 460/vc-
• inscription: verso, graphite: 8
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / 7282 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

Meder a

Standard Reference Number

Bartsch 3; Meder 208

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund

Object Number

G7282

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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