The Annunciation, from The Life of the Virgin

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Title

The Annunciation, from The Life of the Virgin

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1511

Medium

Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 29.8 × 20.9 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 30.1 × 21.3 cm (11 7/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

Reference Number

1956.966

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