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The Flight into Egypt

The Flight into Egypt
(c. 1504); (1511) {printed before text edition of}
from The Life of the Virgin series, published 1511

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
29.7 × 20.9 cm (image and sheet)

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

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bartsch 89

Inscription
incised (in image) l.l.: AD (monogram)

Accession Number
3544.14-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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Watermarks

Watermark Form
Scales in Circle Surmounted by Star
 

Meder 169, Briquet 2541 (found in documents dated 1498 in Venice, Italy, 1504 in Bergamo, Italy, 1508 in Passau, Germany and 1508 in Vicenza, Italy)

Completeness
complete

Chain Line Interval
31mm

Laid Line Frequency
12 per cm

Placement and spacing of wires
73 x 12 [ 19 I 18 ] x ?

Wire Side
verso

Radiograph taken from
recto