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Print, Saint Christopher
This is a Print. It was created by Albrecht Dürer and print maker: Albrecht Dürer. It is dated 1511 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is woodcut support: white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers, carries the infant Christ across the river on his shoulders. Like other sixteenth-century travelers, he bears a staff, a cloak, and a pouch hanging from his belt.
This object was
donated by
Leo Wallerstein.
It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
Its dimensions are
21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
It has the following markings
Marks: running bear (similar to bear in escutcheon of Churchill 279)
It is inscribed
in block, top center: 1511
Cite this object as
Print, Saint Christopher; Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); Germany; woodcut support: white laid paper; 21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1951-37-5
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
