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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5148
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
Saint Christopher Seated with the Infant Christ
Other Titles
Former Title: S. Christopher About to Shoulder His Christ Child
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1512
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277242

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on cream antique laid paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 12.3 × 9.3 cm (4 13/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: purple stamp, faded or deliberated reduced, lower left corner: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 1101)]
  • inscription: verso, graphite inscription: 2-6

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein w.57, Bartsch 54, Hollstein 57

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G5148
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/21/2022 - 07/25/2022

Verification Level

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