PrintsGerman16th-17th century

Virgin at the Gate

c. 1600

Artists

Albrecht DürerArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving printed from two plates (central image and borders) in black ink on white antique laid paper

Culture

German

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate of central image: 18.7 × 12.3 cm (7 3/8 × 4 13/16 in.) plate of borders: 24.1 × 18 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Sachs, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1924

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