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Design

1520-30 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Albrecht Altdorfer (etcher)
Place of origin
Regensburg (printed)

1 of 10 designs for various vessels, mainly goblets.

Object details

Categories
Ornament Prints
Vases
Drinking
Containers
Designs
Prints
Object type
Design
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Etching
Brief description
Albrecht Altdorfer. Covered vase in an oval form with Acanthus leaves. German, 1520-30.
Physical description
1 of 10 designs for various vessels, mainly goblets.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 16.6cm
  • Cut to width: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed with the monogram 'AA' in the upper centre of the plate.
Bibliographic references
  • Robert A. Koh, ed. The Illustrated Bartsch, 14. Early German Masters, Albrecht Altdorfer and Monogrammists. New York: Abaris Books, 1980, no. 79.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H., et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700(Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954): vol. I, no. e.102.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.800-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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