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Dido killing herself: AD.5.22-71

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dido killing herself

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 65 mm
Width: 39 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Circa 1520 - 1530

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 lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: DIDO
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: 57
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 71
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 42
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-71
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-71
Primary reference Number: 29580
Bartsch: 42
Winzinger: 159
New Hollstein (German): 48
Old location number: 37.1.9a
Lugt: 2475
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dido killing herself" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29580 Accessed: 2024-03-28 09:29:03

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29580 |title=Dido killing herself |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 09:29:03|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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