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The Entombment: AD.5.22-35

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Entombment
The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1513 : Date according to Winzinger

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical)
Image Height 72 mm Width 48 mm
Sheet Height 75 mm Width 52 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 35
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 33
  • 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.5.22-35
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-35
Primary reference Number: 30160
Bartsch: 33
Winzinger: 58
New Hollstein (German): 33
Old location number: 37.1.19a
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022

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 Entombment" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/30160 Accessed: 2024-05-03 03:52:04

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