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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.262
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Virgin with the Pear
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1511
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370241

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 16 × 10.8 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper center, in plate: 1511
  • inscription: lower left, in plate: AD [in monogram]
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: B. 41.
  • inscription: verso, bottom, graphite, erased: 40. B. V [illegible text] 59 No. 41 / 4R [illegible text] 4337 [?] AD G [illegible text]
  • watermark: probably Meder watermark 171: anchor in circle

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[R. E. Lewis & Daughter Original Prints, San Rafael, CA], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 2007, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder a/c
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 41; Meder 33; Koehler 63; Strauss 54

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.262
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/25/2022 - 02/02/2023

Verification Level

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