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St Eustace

Print
c. 1501 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Dürer, Albrecht (artist)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (engraved)

Print depicting St Eustace on a hunt in the forest, kneeling before a stag with a cross between its antlers.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Christianity
Object type
Print
TitleSt Eustace (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Engraving
Brief description
St Eustace, engraving by Albrecht Dürer, Germany, c. 1501
Physical description
Print depicting St Eustace on a hunt in the forest, kneeling before a stag with a cross between its antlers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.125in (cut to) (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 10.25in (cut to) (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Style
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
AD (signed with monogram)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Alice G.E. Carthew
Subjects depicted
Stag
Crucifix
Horses
Dogs
Hunting
St Eustace
Bibliographic references
  • Bartsch, Adam, Le Peintre-Graveur. Vienna, 1803-1821. No. 57
  • Dodgson, Campbell, The Masters of Engraving and Etching: Albrecht Dürer. London, 1926. No. 32
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog: Ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna, 1932. No. 62
  • Panofsky, Erwin. The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer. Volume II, Princeton, 1943. No. 164
  • Departmental accession register
Other number
B.57 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.597-1940

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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