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A Token from a Dead Young Brother (recto) and Father Mucius in His Cell (verso) from Altvaeterleben (Life of the Patriarchs), Plate 6 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

A work made of woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat.
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  • A work made of woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat.

Date:

1488, portfolio assembled 1929

Artist:

Unknown Artist (Augsburg, 15th century)
printed and published by Peter Berger (German, active 1486–1489)
original text by Saint Jerome (Dalmatia, c. 347–420)
portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Unknown artist (Illustrator)

Title

A Token from a Dead Young Brother (recto) and Father Mucius in His Cell (verso) from Altvaeterleben (Life of the Patriarchs), Plate 6 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Original 1488

Medium

Woodcut and letterpress in black (recto and verso) on buff laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat

Dimensions

Image, recto: 7.1 × 6.3 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/2 in.); Image, verso: 7.1 × 6 cm (2 13/16 × 2 3/8 in.); Sheet: 29.1 × 18.9 cm (11 1/2 × 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund

Reference Number

1938.86.6

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