Albrecht DÜRER
Coat of arms with a skull
1503

Medium
engraving

Measurements
22.0 × 15.8 cm (image) 22.2 × 16.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1956

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 101

Inscription
incised (in image) l.c.: AD (monogram) / 1503

Accession Number
3515-4

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

Watermark Form
High Crown (Meder 20 and Briquet 4899)

Meder 20, Briquet 4899 (found in documents dated 1501-03 in Bergamo, Italy). This watermark is Italian.

Completeness
complete

Chain Line Interval
31 - 32 mm

Laid Line Frequency
11-12 per cm

Placement and spacing of wires
144 x 5 [26 I 27] x 5

Wire Side
verso

Radiograph taken from
recto