Albrecht Dürer

The Nativity

Maker

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), printmaker

Title

The Nativity
Life of the Virgin

Year

1502-1510

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

woodcut

Supports

Dimensions

29.7 x 20.8 cm (11 11/16 x 8 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered LC within image with artist's monogram: "AD"

Watermark: scales in a circle (Meder watermark no. 169)

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Meder 197

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: bequest of Clara T. Parsons

Object Number

46.062

Type

Exhibition History

German Renaissance Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Nov 28, 1961 – Jan 07, 1962
Nativity and Epiphany Prints from the 15th to the 18th Centuries
Dec 05, 1951 – Jan 06, 1951
Woodcuts of the 15th and 16th Centuries
Oct 02, 1948 – Nov 10, 1948

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Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528), printmaker
The Nativity; Life of the Virgin, 1502-1510
woodcut
29.7 x 20.8 cm (11 11/16 x 8 3/16 inches) (plate)
Museum purchase: bequest of Clara T. Parsons 46.062

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