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The Crowning with Thorns: AD.5.22-26

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Crowning with Thorns
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

Note

Top left corner of black has not printed (?damaged block)

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 72 mm Width 48 mm
Sheet Height 74 mm Width 52 mm

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: AA
  • Location: Image centre right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 26
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 24
  • 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.5.22-26
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped black ink
  • Type: Fitzwilliam Museum mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.5.22-26
Primary reference Number: 82089
Bartsch: 24
Winzinger: 49
New Hollstein (German): 24
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 Crowning with Thorns" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/82089 Accessed: 2024-05-05 07:49:54

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