PrintsGerman16th century

Virgin with the Pear

1511

Artists

Albrecht DürerArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on white antique laid paper

Culture

German

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 16 × 10.8 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[R. E. Lewis & Daughter Original Prints, San Rafael, CA], sold; to Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 2007, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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