Image

Albrecht Altdorfer, designer

Neptune-Rape of Nymph, 1500s

Description

Maker

Albrecht Altdorfer, ca. 1480-1538, German, printmaker

Title

Neptune-Rape of Nymph

Year

1500s

Medium

engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

engraving

Supports

Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

4.6 x 8.1 cm (1 13/16 x 3 3/16 inches) (plate)

Type

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

47.575

Exhibition History

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference

December 15, 1965 - January 9, 1966

German Renaissance Graphics from the Museum's Collection

November 28, 1961 - January 7, 1962

Recent Acquisitions of the Print Room

September 28 - October 30, 1948

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