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CHRIST CROWNED WITH THORNS
1512
Sheet 6 from the series “The Engraved Passion”
Monogram and date 1512 (the number 5 is retouched)
116×73 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
Early 16th century
No watermark
Provenance:
P. Sevastyanov’s collection;
N. Basnin’s collection;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1918;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-5192
Comments:
one of the earliest impressions, silvery, contrasted, rich in tone; the plate is intact (M. 9, a)
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
Inv. Г-2136, on paper without watermarks, from a worn plate; made in the first half of the 16th century
