Identification title(s): pyramus and thisbe. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2967. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) e. 51. The illustrated bartsch 44. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '18'. Description: pyramus with a sword in his chest, lies dead on the ground. Beside him sits thisbe with her hands raised in despair. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object), according to own design by: albrecht altdorfer. Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: ca. 1506 - 1538. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 61 mm × w 40 mm. Subject: what: thisbe kills herself with pyramus' sword (the scene may be represented near a fountain). Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.
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