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The Adoration of the Magi: P.3249-R

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Titles

The Adoration of the Magi

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

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Notes

History note: Collection of Rev. Thomas Kerrich

Legal notes

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

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1511

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Image Height 294 mm Width 219 mm
Mount Height 553 mm Width 404 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1511
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.3249-R
Primary reference Number: 98902
Bartsch: 3 (p.116)
Illustrated Bartsch: 3
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .203
Meder: 208b
Hollstein (German): 208
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 225
Old location number: 36.I.3

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 9 May 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 Adoration of the Magi" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/98902 Accessed: 2024-04-24 21:48:11

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