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The Virgin Sitting by a Wall
Albrecht Dürer1514
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
In the foreground, the Virgin is seated, facing left, holding the infant Jesus with an apple in his hand on her knees. A purse and a bunch of keys are suspended from the Virgin's girdle. The background is a view of a town. Behind the group at right, is a stone wall inscribed with the artist's monogram and the date "1514".
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- Title: The Virgin Sitting by a Wall
- Creator: Albrecht Dürer
- Creator Lifespan: 1471/1528
- Date Created: 1514
- Type: Print
- Rights: Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
- Medium: Engraving on white laid paper
- Viewing Notes: In the foreground, the full-length figure of the Virgin is shown, seated, turned toward the left. The infant Jesus is seated on Her knees, holding an apple in His left hand. A purse and a bunch of keys are suspended from the Virgin's girdle. A view of a town, possibly Nuremberg, is seen in the background at left and at right, behind the Virgin, is a wall bearing the artist's monogram and the date "1514".
- Paper Support: White laid paper
- Markings: Verso: Stamp, Cooper Union Museum [Lugt 645b]
- Exhibitions: The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI; [title?]; 7 Dec. 1971-23 Jan. 1972
- Dimensions: 14.7 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)
- Bibliography: B. VII p. 58, 40Carrington p. 19Ill. Bartsch v. 10, p. 95, no. 040
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