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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G28
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
"The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg" with the Child on a Throne, Surrounded by Angels with Musical Instruments
Other Titles
Former Title: The "Beautiful VIrgin of Ratisbon" on an Altar
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1519-1520
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277274

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black i nk on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 6.1 × 4.1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
plate: 6 × 3.9 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: printed on an architectural cartouche on the throne: AA [monogram]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 28
  • inscription: verso, black ink: frederic Geissler graveur / en paysage a Paris 1813 [see Johann Martin Friedrich Geissler (Lugt 1072)]
  • inscription: verso, two graphite inscriptions, perhaps in the same hand: G's sale No. 30. / "Maria von Engeln / ungeben, Vorgagl. / Abdr. / Thlr 4.-- // B. 13. La vierge assise sur / un trÔne.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Johann Martin Friedrich Geissler, (L1072).
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.14, Bartsch 13, Hollstein 14

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G28
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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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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