A black-and-white etching of a nude, winged figure standing on a floating sphere, carrying draped cloth and a goblet aloft. Below, a detailed landscape of mountains, rivers, and towns unfolds. A close-up of a black-and-white etching depicting village houses next to tall piles of long logs. A cut-off tree stump stands nearby. The scene is drawn with fine hatched lines. A close-up of black-and-white finely inked feathers, rendered with precise hatched line work, creating texture and layered depth. A black-and-white etching of a nude, winged figure standing on a floating sphere, carrying draped cloth and a goblet aloft. Below, a detailed landscape of mountains, rivers, and towns unfolds.

Albrecht Dürer

Nemesis,

Maker

Title

Nemesis

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 33.2 x 23 cm (13 1/16 x 9 1/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered with the artist's monogram, LR: "AD"

Watermark: High crown (Meder watermark no. 20)

Identification

State

ii/ii

Standard Reference Number

Meder 72 ii (a)

Type

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

65.032

Nemesis

Lettered with the artist's monogram, LR: "AD"

Watermark: High crown (Meder watermark no. 20)

Meder 72 ii (a)
ii/ii

Publications

Exhibition History

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