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"The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg" seated in a landscape: P.2102-R

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

"The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg" seated in a landscape

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Collection of Rev. Thomas Kerrich

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Measurements and weight

Height: 57 mm
Width: 35 mm

Relative size of this object

3.5 m5.7 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

Circa 1519 - 1520

Note

Printed on felt side of paper.

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: S[?]
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: P.2102-R
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2102-R
Primary reference Number: 29169
Bartsch: 12
Winzinger: 140
New Hollstein (German): 13
Old location number: 37.1.2c
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 27 June 2022 Last processed: Friday 23 September 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) ""The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg" seated in a landscape" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29169 Accessed: 2023-03-31 18:22:12

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