Mass of Saint Gregory | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M8666
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Mass of Saint Gregory
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1511
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/254984

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut on cream antique laid paper, with substantial soiling

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

sheet: 29.9 x 20.9 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower left on stone block, woodcut artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: 1511 / AD
inscription:
inscription: verso, graphite: 18/- [scratched out with several graphite strokes]
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 8666 [Lugt 936]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Estate of George R. Nutter, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1938

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: Meder e/h?
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 123, Meder 226

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Estate of George R. Nutter
Accession Year: 1938
Object Number: M8666
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/09/2018 - 04/23/2018

Verification Level

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M8666: Mass of Saint Gregory