From the Engraved Passion
Description | From the Engraved Passion |
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About the Artist | (1471-1528) “The
second of eighteen children in the family of a master goldsmith, Albrecht
Dürer’s father was not convinced Albrecht’s skills were of consequence. He was apprenticed to a painter at the age of
fifteen. He spent four years under the
tutelage of Michael Wolgemut, both a painter and an engraver. |
Medium | Engraving on laid paper |
Catalogue raisonne | #67 The Intaglio Prints of Albrecht Durer Engravings, Etchings & Drypoints edited by Walter L. Strauss |
Paper size | 4 1/2" height X 20 30/32" width |
Signed | "AD" monogram at viewer's lower right on tablet |
Date of creation | 1512 |
Condition | Fair to poor. Patched from the rear with paper to mask three (3) holes. Viewer's right side is paper taped. Dark stains are visible. |