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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G31
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
The Virgin Searching for Her Son in the Synagogue
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Virgin Seeking Christ in the Temple
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
16th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/277276

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 6.1 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: printed on an elaborate architectural cartouche: AA [monogram]
  • collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with graphite numbering within: [Gray Collection accession stamp (Lugt 4836)] 31
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 181 / B 24.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Otto.
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/ii(?)
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein e.6, Bartsch 24, Hollstein 6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G31
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Exhibition History

  • Northern Renaissance Art: Selected Works, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 02/28/1984 - 04/08/1984

Verification Level

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