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BEARING OF THE CROSS
1512
Sheet 9 from the series “The Engraved Passion”
Monogram and date 1512
115×74 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
Early 16th century
No watermark
Provenance:
N. Basnin’s collection;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1918;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-5195
Comments:
one of the earliest impressions made in 1512, silvery, contrasted; the plate is intact (М. 12, а)
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
Inv. Г-2139, on paper without watermarks, from a worn plate; made in the first half of the 16th century
