Landscape with a shaded cliff, by Albrecht Altdorfer

An image of Landscape with a shaded cliff. Altdorfer, Albrecht (German, c.1480-1538). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines vertical (34 mm, Italian?), evidence of second set of chainlines (Genoese?). Height 115 mm, width 160 mm, circa 1517-1520. Production Notes: Printed on mould side of paper?. Date according to Winzinger.

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Landscape with a shaded cliff. Altdorfer, Albrecht (German, c.1480-1538). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines vertical (34 mm, Italian?), evidence of second set of chainlines (Genoese?). Height 115 mm, width 160 mm, circa 1517-1520. Production Notes: Printed on mould side of paper?. Date according to Winzinger.

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Accession Number: AD.5.22-126
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 759 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 280.01kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:03:27 16:16:15

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16th Century Albrecht Altdorfer Altdorfer chainlines cliff face cliffs etching Fitz_PDP German High Renaissance landscape mountain range mountainous paths print Renaissance roads shade shaded shadow shady village

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