book;
print
- Museum number
- 1896,0125.2.4
- Title
- Series: Small Passion
- Description
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Third plate from the second edition of the bound series of 37 woodcuts with Latin text, published by Daniel Bissuccio in Venice in 1612; showing the Annunciation, with on the left the archangel Gabriel approaching the praying Virgin Mary in her bedchamber, over her head a dove representing the Holy Ghost, in the sky above a figure of God the Father, and letterpress on the verso. c.1510
Woodcut
- Production date
- 1510
- Dimensions
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Height: 126 millimetres
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Width: 98 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- This is the third plate from a copy of the second edition of the series, published by Daniel Bissuccio, Venice, 1612. The first edition was published in Nuremberg in 1511 [see 1896-1-25-1 (1-37].
This edition concists of 37 illustrations, all with Italian text on the verso; the illustration of Christ before Pilate (Meder 140) is inserted twice. In addition to the illustrations, this edition has four text sheets and a title-page.
For further information on this edition, the woodblocks, and this book see Meder 126 (1896-1-25-2 (2)).
Collation: this page has no signatur [B 3]
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: La Passione Di N.S.Giesv Christo D'Alberto Dvrero Di Norimberga...
- Acquisition date
- 1896
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1896,0125.2.4
