Artist
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)German, 1471–1528
CultureGerman
Titles
- Madonna with the Pear
Date1511
PlaceGermany
MediumEngraving on laid paper
DimensionsPlate: 6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in. (16 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in. (16 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in. (16 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning
Object number75.581
Not on view
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Exhibition History"The Family," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 29–August 6, 1989.
"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
Verso: Stamped in blue ink, lower center: CS [Lugt. 636 Carl Schlösser]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: B 41/ C26653
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: [several inscriptions too faint to read]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower right: B 41/ C26653
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: [several inscriptions too faint to read]
Watermark: None
Catalogue raisonnéThe Illustrated Bartsch (Commentary) X.1001.041; The Illustrated Bartsch (Albrecht Durer) X.38.41(59); Strauss and Kennedy 1977 160.54; Strauss 1973 116.54; Meder Vol.12.83.33; MFA Boston 1971 136.109; Dodgson Vol. 1.72.54; Hollstein German VII.29.33
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