Albrecht Dürer
Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Abduction of Proserpine on a Unicorn
Date1516
PlaceGermany
MediumEtching on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 12 × 8 9/16 in. (30.5 × 21.7 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 8 9/16 in. (30.5 × 21.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. Horning
Object number95.400
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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 11- November 27, 2011.
Catalogue raisonnéMeisterblatter 2000 138.66; The Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.160.072; The Illustrated Bartsch (Albrecht Durer) X.63.72; Strauss and Kennedy 1977 236.84; Strauss 1973 178.84; Meder Vol.12 96.67; MFA Boston 1971 233.194-196 (Cont. in Notes)

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