G31: The Virgin Searching for Her Son in the Synagogue

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

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