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The angel appearing to Joachim

Woodcut
ca.1504 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print depicting the angel appearing to Joachim. Printed on paper watermarked with a flower growing from a triangle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe angel appearing to Joachim (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut
Brief description
Print depicting the angel appearing to Joachim. Woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1504. No.3 from a set of 20 illustrating the Life of the Virgin, published in book form in 1511 with Latin text.
Physical description
Print depicting the angel appearing to Joachim. Printed on paper watermarked with a flower growing from a triangle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.2cm
  • Width: 20.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A iii.' (Numbered)
  • 'AD' (Signed with monogram)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Henry Van den Bergh through The Art Fund
Object history
This impression is on paper with a watermark showing a flower growing from a triangle, illustrated by Meder as No.127, op. cit., Appendix of Watermarks.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Accession number
E.159-1952

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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