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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.238
People
Hans Sebald Beham, German (Nuremberg 1500 - 1550 Frankfurt am Main)
Title
The Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1520
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/330246

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut on cream antique laid paper mounted on 18th-century (?) blue album sheet
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 51.5 x 34 cm (20 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.)
mount: 53 x 45.5 cm (20 7/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • monogram: Durer

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
IIa/ii
Standard Reference Number
P.829, G. 722, H. page 184

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.238
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Subjects and Contexts

  • Collection Highlights

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