book;
print
- Museum number
- 1895,0122.653
- Title
- Series: Life of the Virgin
- Description
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Thirteenth plate from the series of 20 woodcuts printed by Hieronymus Höltzel in Nuremberg in 1511; showing the Presentation of Christ in the temple, with the infant Christ held by Simeon behind the altar on the right; a woman kneeling in front of the altar, offering a dove in a cage as sacrifice, behind her standing the Virgin and St Joseph,
with Latin text in letterpress on verso. c.1503-5
Woodcut
- Production date
- 1503-1505
- Dimensions
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Height: 296 millimetres
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Width: 208 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is the thirteenth plate from an edition printed by Hieronymus Höltzel, Nuremberg, 1511. It consists of a title-page and 19 illustrations, all but the last with Latin text in antiqua letterpress on the verso. This copy is bound together with the 'Large Passion' series (1895-1-22-607 to 618) and the second Latin edition of the 'Apocalypse' series (1895-1-22-580 to 595). For further information see 1895-1-22-641 (Meder 188).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Epitome In Divae Parthenices Mariae Historiam Ab Alberto Durero...
- Acquisition date
- 1895
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1895,0122.653