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St Jerome walking in a churchyard: AD.5.22-121

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Jerome walking in a churchyard

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 123 mm
Width: 106 mm

Relative size of this object

10.6 m12.3 m What does this represent?

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th century
Circa 1512 CE - 1515 CE

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-121
Primary reference Number: 30818
Bartsch: 22
Winzinger: 121
New Hollstein (German): 24
Old location number: 37.1.6b
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 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) "St Jerome walking in a churchyard" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30818 Accessed: 2023-04-02 08:24:52

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