Saint George on Foot | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2021.264
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Saint George on Foot
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1504-1508
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/370243

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

image: 11.2 × 7.1 cm (4 7/16 × 2 13/16 in.)
sheet: 11.6 × 7.5 cm (4 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: on tablet at lower left, engraved artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: AD

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [R. M. Light & Co., Santa Barbara, sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, 2009, Cambridge, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: Meder a or b/f
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 53, Meder 55, Strauss 36

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year: 2021
Object Number: 2021.264
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Marjorie B. Cohn, "Albrecht Dürer as St George: A Proposal", Print Quarterly (2023), vol. XL, no. 2, pp. 168-174, repr. p. 171, fig. 119

Verification Level

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2021.264: Saint George on Foot