Lot 95
Dürer (Albrecht), Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, from: The Life of the Virgin.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, with watermark of a city gate with two towers (cf. Meder 260), an evenly inked Meder g/h impression printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, with offsetting from 'Joachim and the Angel' visible, thread margins, trimmed to the borderline in places, unframed, sheet: 300 x 213 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 79; Meder 191, Hollstein 191; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 169
Description
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Joachim and Anna at the Golden Gate, from: The Life of the Virgin, woodcut, circa 1504, on laid paper, with watermark of a city gate with two towers (cf. Meder 260), an evenly inked Meder g/h impression printed after the Latin text edition of 1511, with offsetting from 'Joachim and the Angel' visible, thread margins, trimmed to the borderline in places, unframed, sheet: 300 x 213 mm. (11 3/4 x 8 3/8 in)
Literature:
Bartsch 79; Meder 191, Hollstein 191; Schoch, Mende, Scherbaum 169