Albrecht Durer
German 16th Century
after 1520
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate (diameter): 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.) sheet: 9.9 x 9.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.14.374
About the Artist
German 16th Century
The designation "German 16th Century" refers to a collective of anonymous artists active during the height of the German Renaissance, a period marked by profound artistic innovation amid the Protestant Reformation and humanist revival. Little is known about the individual lives or training of these makers, as their identities remain undocumented, with works often attributed based on regional style...