The Death of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin
after Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 - 1528
A. Burohard, Berlin, A. Burohard, Berlin
Late 19th century
Photo-lithograph reproduction on laid paper
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 in. (29 × 20.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Helena Mein Wade in memory of her husband, Alfred Byers Wade
PR.950.21.13
Geography
Place Made: Germany, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower center: 1510 AD [Durer's monogram]; reverse, stamped, in blue ink, upper center: PHOTO=LITHOGRAPHIE / VORT / A. BUROHARD / IN BERLIN
Course History
ARTH 7, Knight, Death, and the Devil, Jane Carroll, Spring 2012
Provenance
Alfred Byers Wade (1874-1949) Collection, to his wife, Helena Mein Wade (1878-1966), New Canaan, Connecticut, 1949; given to present collection, 1950.
Catalogue Raisonne
Bartsch (1803), Vol. VII: 132.93; Meder (1932): 205
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