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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Printed 1590–1600

Medium

Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 29.8 × 21.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/8 in.); Sheet: 32.2 × 23.7 cm (12 11/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of the estate of Katherine S. Dreier

Reference Number

1953.226

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