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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.265
People
Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title
Virgin Crowned by an Angel
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1520
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370244

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 13.8 × 10 cm (5 7/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on tablet on the ground at lower left, engraved artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: 1520 / AD
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: c. 27002 / B 3,7. CD 94
  • watermark: Small jug

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Colnaghi, London]. [Hill-Stone, New York] sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 2013, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Meder i/ii a/b
Standard Reference Number
Bartsch 37, Meder 41, Strauss 93

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.265
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Hill-Stone: Fine Old Master & Modern Prints & Drawings, auct. cat. (New York, 2013), cat. 27, ill. n.p.

Exhibition History

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

Verification Level

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