Identification title(s): arion and a nereid. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2963. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) e. 46. The illustrated bartsch 39. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '57'. Description: arion sitting on a dolphin, holding a lira da braccio (a kind of violin) in one hand and a bow in the other. Behind him a nereid on a dolphin with an anchor in her hand. 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: top: h 61 mm × w 40 mm. Subject: what: arion rides on a dolphin, holding his lyre. Nereids, daughters of nereus; sea nymphs. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.
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