Harvard Art Museums > 2006.285: The Promenade 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"The Promenade (Albrecht Dürer) , 2006.285,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/317854. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2006.285 People Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg) Title The Promenade Classification Prints Work Type print Date c. 1498 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/317854 Physical Descriptions Medium Engraving printed in black ink on white antique laid paper Technique Engraving Dimensions sheet: 19 x 12 cm (7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, brown ink: porusipu___? [text runs into repaired tear] inscription: verso, graphite: B. 94 / H. 83 collector's mark: vesro, black stamp: KUPFERSTICH[missing the E] SAMMLUNG [lower part of inscription illegible] [within a circular borderline, surrounding a crowned crest] [Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich (Lugt 1093)] watermark: u.c., on top of repaired tear: geometric shape, reminiscent of two joined rhombi, with wires crossing at the top. collector's mark: verso, black stamp with graphite dating: Veräussert / 30.6.20 [within a rectangular borderline] [duplicate stamp of Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich (Lugt 2481a)] collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with accession number written below in graphite: THE WILLIAM HAYES FOGG / ART MUSEUM OF / HARVARD UNIVERSITY / 2006.285 [Lugt 936] inscription: foreground, centered, engraved artist's monogram printed in black ink: AD State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State Meder h? Standard Reference Number Bartsch 94, Meder 83, Strauss 20 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Waltrud Lampé in memory of Ernst Lampé, Harvard Law School, Class of 1941 Accession Year 2006 Object Number 2006.285 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. Descriptions Commentary Dürer's light touch with the graver is particularly in evidence in his early scene of courtly love, which doubles as a memento mori. The lovers-often termed The Ill-Fated Couple-remain fully absorbed and entirely oblivious to the agitated figure of Death wielding his iconic hourglass behind the tree. This fine impression of the Promenade was a duplicate sold from the distinguished engraving collection of the Graphische Sammlung in Munich. 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
