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Joachim and the Angel, from: The Life of the Virgin
Details
Albrecht Dürer
Joachim and the Angel, from: The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, watermark High Crown (M. 20), a fine proof impression before the text edition of 1511, with gaufrage visible verso, trimmed on, to or just outside the borderline, a small made-up area at the upper left corner, otherwise in very good condition
B., S. 294 x 208 mm.
Joachim and the Angel, from: The Life of the Virgin
woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, watermark High Crown (M. 20), a fine proof impression before the text edition of 1511, with gaufrage visible verso, trimmed on, to or just outside the borderline, a small made-up area at the upper left corner, otherwise in very good condition
B., S. 294 x 208 mm.
Provenance
F. von Hagens (1817-1899), Dresden (L. 1052a); possibly from the set offered in his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-3 May 1927 (9,500 M. for the set).
Literature
Bartsch 78; Meder, Hollstein 190; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 168
Special Notice
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