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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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