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The Holy Kinship: AD.5.22-45

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Holy Kinship

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: after AD 1520 : Date according to Winzinger

Note

Printed on felt side of paper. Reprint ?

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines horizontal (24mm))
Image Height 121 mm Width 97 mm
Sheet Height 124 mm Width 100 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 45
  • 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.5.22-45
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-45
Primary reference Number: 30184
Bartsch: 45
Winzinger: 86
New Hollstein (German): 45
Old location number: 37.1.21a
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Holy Kinship" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30184 Accessed: 2024-04-16 07:45:35

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