Lot Essay
Bartsch 78; Meder, Hollstein 190
Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin
Details
Albrecht Drer
Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1504, from the set of twenty, a very fine, black proof impression before the edition of 1511, watermark High Crown (M. 20), with small to thread margins, the top of the upper right corner made up, part of the lower half of subject lightly squared in pencil, slight surface rubbing on Joachim's cloak, otherwise in good condition
L. 297 x 209mm., S. 298 x 211mm.
Joachim and the Angel, from The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1504, from the set of twenty, a very fine, black proof impression before the edition of 1511, watermark High Crown (M. 20), with small to thread margins, the top of the upper right corner made up, part of the lower half of subject lightly squared in pencil, slight surface rubbing on Joachim's cloak, otherwise in good condition
L. 297 x 209mm., S. 298 x 211mm.
Provenance
An indistinct collector's stamp, verso