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St Simon

Print
1523 (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Dürer, Albrecht (artist)
Place of origin
Nuremberg (engraved)

Print depicting Saint Simon the Apostle (Simon the Zealot) holding a serrated blade or saw.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Christianity
Object type
Print
TitleSt Simon (generic title)
Materials and techniques
engraving on paper
Engraving
Brief description
St Simon, engraving by Albrecht Dürer, Germany, 1523
Physical description
Print depicting Saint Simon the Apostle (Simon the Zealot) holding a serrated blade or saw.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.625in (cut to) (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 2.9375in (cut to) (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Style
Renaissance
Marks and inscriptions
AD / 1523 (signed with monogram and dated)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Alice G.E. Carthew
Subject depicted
St Simon
Bibliographic references
  • Bartsch, Adam, Le Peintre-Graveur. Vienna, 1803-1821. No. 49
  • Dodgson, Campbell, The Masters of Engraving and Etching: Albrecht Dürer. London, 1926. No.98
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog: Ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna, 1932. No.49
  • Panofsky, Erwin. The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer. Volume II, Princeton, 1943. No. 156
  • Departmental accession register
Other number
49 - Le Peintre-Graveur
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.589-1940

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O728587/st-simon-print-dürer-albrecht/
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