Saint George and the Dragon | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 158.1984
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Saint George and the Dragon
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1504-c. 1505
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/300011

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 21.3 x 14.2 cm (8 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: AD [monogram]
collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with number within written in graphite: bicuspid / 84
inscription: on a stone block at the lower right corner, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD
inscription: verso, graphite: 13c

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: William M. Ivins, gift; to Bryson and Louise Guerber Burroughs, sold; [through James A. Bergquist]; to private collector, 1984

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: Meder b or c/d
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch. 111, Meder 225

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan in honor of Jakob Rosenberg
Object Number: 158.1984
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Masterpieces of world art : Fogg Art Museum, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1997

Verification Level

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158.1984: Saint George and the Dragon