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Adoration of the Kings: AD.5.22-14

Titles

Adoration of the Kings
The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ

Maker(s)

Altdorfer, Albrecht (Printmaker)

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 72 mm Width 49 mm
Sheet Width 52 mm Width 76 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 14
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 10
  • 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.5.22-14
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-14
Primary reference Number: 82082
Bartsch: 10
Winzinger: 35
New Hollstein (German): 10
Lugt: 2475

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 January 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Adoration of the Kings" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82082 Accessed: 2022-06-29 15:03:22

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82082 |title=Adoration of the Kings |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2022-06-29 15:03:22|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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