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Landscape with a village in a rocky valley: AD.5.22-124

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Landscape with a village in a rocky valley

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Altdorfer, Erhard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Circa 1515 - 1520

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( chainlines vertical (24-28mm))
Plate Height 117 mm Width 162 mm
Sheet Height 121 mm Width 166 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 71
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 124
  • 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.5.22-124
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-124
Primary reference Number: 30257
Bartsch: 71 (as Albrecht Altdorfer)
Winzinger: 244
Hollstein (German): 2
New Hollstein (German): 5
Old location number: 37.2.4a
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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Landscape with a village in a rocky valley" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/30257 Accessed: 2024-11-25 03:02:51

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