Deposition

Albrecht Dürer1512

Details

Title: Deposition
Creator: Albrecht Dürer
Date Created: 1512
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate on tomb, lower right: monogram and date
Set or Series Title: The Engraved Passion
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1942
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper
Keywords: Bible, Burial, death, Jesus, New Testament, religions, religious art
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 116 mm x 73 mm (4.57 in. x 2.87 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 15; Joseph Meder 15 c 2 tiny scratches to left, small tree top center; Campbell Dodgson 62; P. 122
Associated People: Created by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Accession Number: 1942.D1.128

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