The Nun Hroswitha of Gandersheim (ca. 932–1001) Presenting Her Six Plays to Emperor Otto I, in the Presence of Her Niece, Gerberga

Albrecht Dürerca. 1501

Details

Title: The Nun Hroswitha of Gandersheim (ca. 932–1001) Presenting Her Six Plays to Emperor Otto I, in the Presence of Her Niece, Gerberga
Creator: Albrecht Dürer
Date Created: ca. 1501
Set or Series Title: Opera
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. Purchase funds, 1964
Materials & Techniques: Woodcut
Keywords: Bible, New Testament, religions, religious art, saints
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Frontispiece from “Opera” (printed in Nuremburg, 1501)
Bibliography: Joseph Meder 243; Arthur M. Hind 243
Associated People: Created by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)
Accession Number: 1964.38.6

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