Albrecht Dürer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
Datec. 1496-1497
MediumWoodcut on laid paper
DimensionsBlock/Sheet: 15 3/8 × 11 1/4 in. (39 × 28.5 cm)
Mat (support): 19 15/16 × 15 1/2 in. (50.6 × 39.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laurie Taylor Mitchell in honor of Diane Wolfthal
Object number2022.80
Not on view

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ProvenancePossibly Library, Strozzi Palace, Florence, Italy; [Giuseppe Orioli, Florence, Italy, as of 1930]; Purchased by Nancy Douglass Mitchell Riepe, 1930]; Collection of Nancy Douglass Mitchell Riepe, 1930-1970; given to her nephew, Braxton Dallam Mitchell, 1970-2000; given to his son and daughter-in-law, Braxton Dallam Mitchell, Jr., and Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, 2000; Collection of Braxton Dallam Mitchell, Jr., and Laurie Taylor-Mitchell, 2000-2022; given to MFAH, 2022

According to donor Laurie Taylor Mitchell, this sheet originated as a page from a book or album in the Library of the Strozzi Palace, Florence, Italy. It was purchased by Nancy Douglass Mitchell Riepe from Giuseppe Orioli, Florentine dealer in Italian books and manuscripts, in 1930. In October of 1979, Nancy gifted the print to her nephew, Braxton Dallam Mitchell, who had it framed and hung above a chair in his office.

Exhibition HistoryNone known for this impression
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Artist's Mark in black ink, in matrix, center bottom edge: AD
Catalogue raisonnéKarth 98 [No. 98, p. 19]; Meder 218 [No. 218, p. 184] (possibly Meder b/g)

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