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Nativity: AD.5.22-9

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Nativity
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 paper
Image Height 73 mm Width 49 mm
Sheet Height 77 mm Width 53 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 9
  • 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.5.22-9
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-9
Primary reference Number: 82081
Bartsch: 9
Winzinger: 34
New Hollstein (German): 9
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) "Nativity" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82081 Accessed: 2024-03-29 12:54:24

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