Madonna with the Monkey
Albrecht Dürer
n.d.
Medium
Pen and black ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper with blue fibers
Dimensions
16.4 × 12.4 cm (6 1/2 × 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
95767
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...