Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
German
Artist Dates
1471-1528
Title of Work
Preview
Date of Work
19th c.
Medium
Facsimile of etching and engraving
Edition #
Reichsdruckerei (German) Facsimile Print
Signature
Lower left
Height
7 1/2"
Width
11 1/8"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 234 JSP Box 5, S7D
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Albrecht Dürer was a German painter and printmaker born in Nuremberg in 1471. Dürer studied as an apprentice under Michael Wolgemut, and learned the trade of painting, wood carving and copper engraving. He is best known for his reputation as a Northern Renaissance artist, specializing in high-quality woodcuts, paintings and prints which centered around the subject of religion. Dürer also played an important role in the history of printmaking and his prints were distributed throughout Europe. Additionally, he also cultivated the attitude of a humanistic scholar and wrote a treatise on geometry. Works by Albrecht Dürer can be found in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, and several other collections internationally.
Additional Information
Original work by Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528), German artist. This is an early 20th c. German reproduction.
Written by hand: 694: Embossed: Reichdruck [Lower right] Written by hand: St. Anthony by A Durer [Lower right] Verso: Stamped: Facsimile - Reproduction De Reichsdruckerei Berlin
James Smith Pierce Collection
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Darkening or bleaching from prolonged exposure to ultraviolet and/or heat from sun or artificial light, there is a pin hole on right margin