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Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg: 22.I.3-7

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg
The great cardinal

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Dürer, Albrecht

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1523

Note

I/II.

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black ink
Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( laid down; sheet made up in bottom left corner)
Plate Height 169 mm Width 127 mm
Sheet Height 169 mm Width 127 mm

Techniques used in production

Surface tone
Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: M D X X III
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: SIC. OCVLOS. SIC. ILLE. GENAS. SIC. ORA. FEREBAT. / ANNO. ETATIS. SVE. XXXIIII
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Achievement of arms
  • Text: AD
  • Location: Image lower left, on light patch
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: ALBERTVS. MI[SERICORDIA]. D[E]I. SA[CRO]. SANC[TAE]. ROMANAE. ECCL[ESI]AE. TI[TVLI]. SAN[CTI]. / CHRYSOGONI. P[RES]B[ITE]R. CARDINA[LIS]. MAGVN[TINENSIS]. AC. MAGDE[BVRGENSIS]. / ARCHIEP[ISCOPV]S. ELECTOR. IMPE[RII]. PRIMAS. ADMINI[STRATOR]. / HALBER[STADENSIS]. MARCHI[O]. BRANDENBVRGENSIS
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: 22.I.3-7
Primary reference Number: 93901
Bartsch: 103
Illustrated Bartsch: 103
Illustrated Bartsch Commentary: .103 I/II
Meder: 101 I/II
Hollstein (German): 101 a
Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum: 97 I/II
Old location number: 35.10.12
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 28 September 2022 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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