PrintsGerman16th century

The Virgin with the Pear

1520

Artists

Sebald BehamArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

11.5 × 7.8 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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