Harvard Art Museums > M801: Birth of the Virgin Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Birth of the Virgin (Albrecht Dürer) , M801,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/255288. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M801 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Title Birth of the Virgin Other Titles Series/Book Title: Life of the Virgin Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1503 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/255288 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darened to cream Technique Woodcut Dimensions Block: 29.3 × 20.7 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, graphite: Proof impr before the text / Watermark not described by H[illeg.] / (Not No. 57) / B. 80 [illeg.]. 79. Hell 84. collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 801 [Lugt 936] inscription: on floor to right of center, on tablet, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State before the text? Standard Reference Number Bartsch 80, Meder 192 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Mary Hemenway Accession Year 1918 Object Number M801 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
