G27: Expulsion of the Money-Changers from the Temple

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G27

People

Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)

Title

Expulsion of the Money-Changers from the Temple

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

16th century

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/277273

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 6.1 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: printed at the lower left: AA [monogram]
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 27
• inscription: verso, black ink: Meitter [?]
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: B 53 [illeg.] / 70 / B N- 6. / belle 6. / 238. [underlined] / 53/A

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Karl August Meister, (L1808).
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein e.7, Bartsch 6, Hollstein 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray

Object Number

G27

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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