Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528
Germany

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THE VIRGIN ON THE CRESCENT

Circa 1499

With monogram

Copperplate engraving

107×77 mm

Impression in the Museum collections

First half of the 16th century

No watermark

Provenance:

N. Basnin’s collection;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1918;
in the Museum since 1924

Inv. Г-5166

Comments:

the impression is deep, well printed, but the plate has scratches on the left side, permitting to state (according to Meder) that the impression was made after 1520 (M. 29, after the item c)