Albrecht DÜRER
The Rejection of Joachim's Offering
(c. 1504)
from The Life of the Virgin

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
29.7 × 21.3 cm (image) 30.0 × 21.7 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
B.77; M.189; Holl.189c; K.175; S.W.94; T.276; P.297

Edition
proof

Inscription
With monogram

Accession Number
1278.511-3

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology

Subjects (specific)
Anne, Saint (Christian character) elderly Joachim, Saint (Christian character) lambs Life of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography) sacrifices (religious ceremonies) saints temples (buildings)

Movements
Renaissance

Watermark Form
Escutcheon with Diagonal Beam

Meder 246

Completeness
partial

Chain Line Interval
23-24mm

Laid Line Frequency
12-14 per cm

Placement and spacing of wires
63 x ? [ 14 I 22 I 14 ] x 9

Wire Side
unknown

Radiograph taken from
verso