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Madonna by the Wall
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1514
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.7 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Katherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession Number68.205
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Mary and the baby Jesus sit at the edge of a walled city, their bodies as stable and monumental as the blocks of stone structuring the space around them in cubic rectangles. Subtle shifts in tone infuse the scene with a silver light. Delicately engraved lines and dots define a variety of textures, including the satiny fabric of Mary's cloak and the fur trim of her dress.
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (intaglio) 040; Meder 36, I, b
Marks
No visible watermark
ProvenanceP. Mariette (Lugt 1790); Friedrich August II (Lugt 971). Tomás Harris (b. 1908 - d. 1964), London. 1968, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London; 1968, sold by Colnaghi to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1968)