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The Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn

A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1516; printed 1540/50

Artist:

Albrecht Dürer
German, 1471-1528

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Title

The Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Printed 1540–1550

Medium

Etching in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 31.1 × 21.2 cm (12 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.); Sheet: 31.1 × 21.3 cm (12 1/4 × 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.2155

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