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1946

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2012

2025

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Print, The Sixth Knot, from Dürer's Six Knots

This is a Print. It was print maker: Albrecht Dürer and after Leonardo da Vinci. It is dated ca. 1506 and we acquired it in 1946. Its medium is woodcut on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Julia Siemon. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

28.3 x 22.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in woodcut with monogram, center: AD

Cite this object as

Print, The Sixth Knot, from Dürer's Six Knots; Print Maker: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); After Leonardo da Vinci ((Italian, 1452–1519)); Germany; woodcut on cream laid paper; 28.3 x 22.5 cm (11 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1946-34-1

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