Sterfbed van Maria Leven van Maria (serietitel), RP-P-OB-1426, Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Identification title(s): deathbed of mary. Life of mary (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-1426. Catalog reference: bartsch 93. Meder 205-weitere ausgaben ohne text-f-g. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: mary lies in a four-poster bed, surrounded by the apostles. One of them presses a candle into her hands. This print is part of a series of 20 prints, consisting of a title print and 19 prints with scenes from the life of mary. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht dürer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: nuremberg. Dating: 1510. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: image: h 291 mm × w 209 mm. Subject: what: the dormition: mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (john the evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming), bed with tester. Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1510.