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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G7438
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Christ Carrying the Cross
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Large Woodcut Passion
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1498
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273725

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 39.5 x 28.2 cm (15 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
sheet: 40.5 x 29 cm (15 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, centered, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: Et sumpturus item. ... pectus aspertum
  • inscription: lower right corner of sheet margin, brown ink: o [or 0]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 6 / 7438 [in a circle] / B. 10
  • watermark: Meder watermark 127: flower and angle
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written within in brown ink: GRAY COLLECTION, / 7438 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
with text
Edition
1511
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 10, Meder 119

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G7438
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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