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The Spies returning from the Promised Land: AD.5.22-43

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Spies returning from the Promised Land

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Measurements and weight

Height: 121 mm
Width: 95 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: after AD 1520 : Date according to Winzinger

Note

Printed on ?mould side of paper

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines horizontal)

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 43
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 42
  • 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.5.22-43
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

Inscription present: florid squiggle

  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-43
Primary reference Number: 30176
Bartsch: 42
Winzinger: 92
New Hollstein (German): 42
Old location number: 37.1.20a
Lugt: 2475
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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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Spies returning from the Promised Land" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/30176 Accessed: 2024-11-05 10:49:08

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