Albrecht Dürer 1471 – Nürnberg – 1528 St Anne and the Virgin with the Child
Engraving on laid paper. (c. 1502/03). 11.5 x 7.3 cm (sheet).
Period
15th-18th Century
Technique
Prints
Details
Bartsch 53; Meder 55 b (von f); Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 34 b (von f).
Description
A superb, black and crisp lifetime impression, with the vertical glitter in the upper half of the right margin, but before the scratches in the landscape and the houses right down to the dragon, as requested by Meder for the early impressions. With a fine margin around the platemark, in the lower left margin, trimmed just inside this. – Paper minimally stained. The corners carefully backed and repaired on the verso. With a restored horizontal crease, not visible on the recto, otherwise in good condition.
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Engraving on laid paper. (c. 1502/03). 11.5 x 7.3 cm (sheet).
Period
15th-18th Century
Technique
Prints
Details
Bartsch 53; Meder 55 b (von f); Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 34 b (von f).
Description
A superb, black and crisp lifetime impression, with the vertical glitter in the upper half of the right margin, but before the scratches in the landscape and the houses right down to the dragon, as requested by Meder for the early impressions. With a fine margin around the platemark, in the lower left margin, trimmed just inside this. – Paper minimally stained. The corners carefully backed and repaired on the verso. With a restored horizontal crease, not visible on the recto, otherwise in good condition.
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