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The Rest on the Flight into Egypt: AD.5.22-96

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 96 mm
Width: 49 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

Dating

Circa 1515 - 1519

Note

Printed on ?felt side of paper.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 96
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 5
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark
  • Text: AD.5.22-96
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-96
Primary reference Number: 29175
Bartsch: 5
Winzinger: 129
New Hollstein (German): 5
Old location number: 37.1.2d
Lugt: 2475
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Monday 17 July 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Rest on the Flight into Egypt" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/29175 Accessed: 2024-04-19 05:28:59

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