Hans Burgkmair the Elder
Three Pilgrims at the Crossroads

ArtistGerman, c. 1473–1531
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Three Pilgrims at the Crossroads
Datec. 1508
MediumWoodcut with hand coloring on laid paper, state II/II
DimensionsBlock: 8 3/8 × 5 5/8 in. (21.3 × 14.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (23.8 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert
Object number2017.417
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceUnidentified collector; [Harris Schrank Fine Prints, NY], by 2008; purchased by Dr. Craig Calvert, Houston, Texas, 2008; [Dr. and Mrs. Craig Calvert], 2008-2017; given to MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition History"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image and text, center: [illegible] / B7C
Verso: Inscribed in ink, lower left edge: [illegible]


Watermark [none]
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 72; Hollstein 274 II (II/II, with text); Dodgson II, 3

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