ALBRECHT DÜRER
1471 - Neurenberg - 1528 |
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Virgin on the Crescent with a Sceptre and a Starry Crown. |
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Engraving, 1516
Signed with monogram and dated in the plate AD and 1516.
11.8 x 7.4 cm trimmed on and just around the borderline. |
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Literature: Bartsch 32, Meder 37 a, Hollstein 37 |
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Excellent impression, some thin spots. This is Dürer's last representation of the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven and his most splendorous.
The draftsmanship and execution are on a very high level. |
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