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The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin
Details
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, watermark High Crown (M. 20), a fine Meder b proof impression, before the text edition of 1511, with narrow margins, trimmed just inside the borderline in places, the defect in the block at upper right filled-in with ink, pale foxing, otherwise in good condition
S. 296 x 209 mm.
The Circumcision of Christ, from: The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, watermark High Crown (M. 20), a fine Meder b proof impression, before the text edition of 1511, with narrow margins, trimmed just inside the borderline in places, the defect in the block at upper right filled-in with ink, pale foxing, otherwise in good condition
S. 296 x 209 mm.
Provenance
C. Schlösser (1827-1884), Elberfeld (L. 636).
F. von Hagens (1817-1899), Dresden (L. 1052a), possibly from the set offered in his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-3 May 1927 (9,500 M. for the set).
F. von Hagens (1817-1899), Dresden (L. 1052a), possibly from the set offered in his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-3 May 1927 (9,500 M. for the set).
Literature
Bartsch 86; Meder, Hollstein 198; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 176
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