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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G4413
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Hans Weiditz, German (before 1500 - after 1536)
Title
Emperor Maximilian I
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
15th-16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/278369

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Woodcut
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: verso, black stamp: JJB in a palette [James J. Burleigh (Lugt 1425)]
  • inscription: woodcut inscriptions to left and right of the head and below the bust, printed in black ink: IMPERATOR/DIVVUS MAXI/PIVS FELIX / CAESAR/MILIANVS/AGVGVSTVS. / Der Teür...Anno domini.1519.
  • inscription: at lower right corner, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
  • inscription: verso, graphite: wlch / 08-

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
4th block, Meder ii
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 153; Meder 255

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G4413
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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