Wilhelm Pleydenwurff

The Beginning of the Toil of the First Men

Maker

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1458-1494)
Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519), designer
Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1445-1513), printer

Title

The Beginning of the Toil of the First Men
Nuremberg Chronicle

Year

1493

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

25.4 x 22.5 cm (10 x 8 7/8 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

93.038.3

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (German, ca. 1458-1494)
Michael Wolgemut (German, 1434-1519), designer
Anton Koberger (German, ca. 1445-1513), printer
The Beginning of the Toil of the First Men; Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493
woodcut
25.4 x 22.5 cm (10 x 8 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Isaac C. Bates 93.038.3

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