Nativity
Print
1504 (engraved)
1504 (engraved)
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Engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 'Nativity'; inscribed with date and artist's monogram. Mary kneels over the baby in an open loggia to the left while Joseph pours water from a well into a jug at right. Around and above them rise the ruinous stone arches and half-timbered walls of the ruinous stable architecture, crowned with a tree growing out of the remains of a wall. The deep shade of the stable contrasts with the brightly-lit landscape visible in the distance through the central arch, where the tiny detail of a descending angel can be seen.
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Materials and techniques | Engraving print on paper |
Brief description | 'The Nativity' by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528); engraving |
Physical description | Engraving by Albrecht Dürer, 'Nativity'; inscribed with date and artist's monogram. Mary kneels over the baby in an open loggia to the left while Joseph pours water from a well into a jug at right. Around and above them rise the ruinous stone arches and half-timbered walls of the ruinous stable architecture, crowned with a tree growing out of the remains of a wall. The deep shade of the stable contrasts with the brightly-lit landscape visible in the distance through the central arch, where the tiny detail of a descending angel can be seen. |
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Marks and inscriptions | '1504 / AD' (Inscribed illusionistically at upper left) |
Credit line | Salting Bequest |
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Other number | B.2 - Le Peintre-Graveur |
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Accession number | E.4620-1910 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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