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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4465
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Destruction of the Babylonian Prostitute
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Apocalypse
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1497
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/274011

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to tan
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 38.8 × 27.8 cm (15 1/4 × 10 15/16 in.)
sheet: 40.3 × 28.9 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/8 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 fundamentum...certissime scias.
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / 4465 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
with the Latin text, 1511 edition
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 73, Meder 177

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4465
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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