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1951

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2015

2025

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Print, Virgin on the Crescent (Title Page of the Life of the Virgin)

This is a Print. It was print maker: Albrecht Dürer and Albrecht Dürer. It is dated 1511 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is woodcut on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Leo Wallerstein. It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.

Its dimensions are

22.1 × 18.9 cm (8 11/16 × 7 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp: Coll. F. von Hageus (Lugt suppl. 1052a).

Cite this object as

Print, Virgin on the Crescent (Title Page of the Life of the Virgin); Print Maker: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); Germany; woodcut on paper; 22.1 × 18.9 cm (8 11/16 × 7 7/16 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1951-170-37

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