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The Virgin entering the Temple: AD.5.22-6

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Virgin entering the Temple
The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 72 mm
Width: 50 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1513 : Date according to Winzinger

Note

Printed on felt side

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 6
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 7
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 1513[?]
  • Location: Recto top left corner
  • Method of creation: Red chalk
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-6
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: Bull's head [fragment]
  • Type: Watermark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-6
Primary reference Number: 29874
Bartsch: 6
Winzinger: 31
New Hollstein (German): 6
Old location number: 37.1.15f
Winzinger (watermarks): 1 (?)
Lugt: 2475
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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 (2024) "The Virgin entering the Temple" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/29874 Accessed: 2024-11-24 21:12:28

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