Life of the Virgin, Albrecht Dürer, between 1503 and 1505

One of the series of 20 woodcuts from the 1511 edition; in the foreground christ taking leave from this mother, with christ on the right standing and the virgin collapsing and clutching her hands, supported by two women, in the background a city view with a cupola, with latin letterpress text on the verso. C. 1503-5 woodcut. Object Type: woodcut print, print. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1503 and 1505. Place of creation: Nuremberg. Dimensions: Height: 299 mm; ; Width: 207 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Virgin Mary. Collection: British Museum. Series Title: The Life of the Virgin. Life of the Virgin (BM E,2.187 1)

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Author: Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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german renaissance book illustrations in the british museum life of the virgin: christ taking leave of his mother by albrecht dürer paper religious art virgin mary british museum albrecht dürer