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St Barbara: AD.5.22-105

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

St Barbara
St Catharine

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 60 mm
Width: 36 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1506 : Dated 1506

Note

Offset of Altdorfer's engraving of St Catherine (Winzinger 98) on verso

School or Style

German

People, subjects and objects depicted

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 lower right (recto)
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1506
  • Location: Image upper right (recto)
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 105
  • 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.5.22-105
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-105
Primary reference Number: 29691
Winzinger: 97
Winzinger: 98 (verso)
New Hollstein (German): 28
New Hollstein (German): 29 (verso)
Old location number: 37.1.12e
Lugt: 2475
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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