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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.240
People
Albrecht Altdorfer, German (Regensburg c. 1480 - 1538 Regensburg)
Title
Pyramus and Thisbe
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1515/1518
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370213

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: A -Gerslar [illegible, ?]
  • incipit: verso, lower center, graphite: B44
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 8
  • collector's mark: verso, lower left, purple ink: Degenhard. [Lugt 658 a., mark of Franz Degenhard]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Franz Degenhard, Munich (Lugt 658a), possibly sold [to Walz]. [1] [Colnaghi Prints, Limited, London], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1987, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Notes
[1] See the entry for Lugt 658a. noting that Degenhard's collection was purchased by the merchant Walz

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Hollstein 51; Winzinger 132; New Hollstein e.51

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.240
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/25/2022 - 02/02/2023

Verification Level

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