Harvard Art Museums > M805: Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth 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"Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth (Albrecht Dürer) , M805,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/255292. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M805 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Title Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth 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/255292 Physical Descriptions Medium Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper, darkened to cream Technique Woodcut Dimensions Block: 29.6 × 20.9 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: Meder 39; 196b (not assigned): at lower center, on tablet, woodcut artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD inscription: verso, graphite: Proof impression beforw the text / and before the objects at the sides of the white cloud / were more than scarcely perceptible-- what / in the next issue, with the text, became quite / plain, and grew stronger in the later impressions / [illeg.]. p. 59. / Watermark not described by Kom. (Not 57) / B. 84. OHl. 83. H[illeg.] 88 collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 805 [Lugt 936] State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State after the text, Meder b/g Standard Reference Number Bartsch 84, Meder 196 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Mary Hemenway Accession Year 1918 Object Number M805 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
