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The Death of the Virgin

The Death of the Virgin
1510; (1511) {printed before text edition of}
from The Life of the Virgin series, published 1511

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
28.8 × 20.6 cm (image) 29.4 × 21.1 cm (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 93

Inscription
incised (in image) l.c.: 1510 AD (monogram)

Accession Number
3544.18-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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Watermarks

Watermark Form
Bull's Head with Cross and Flower
 

Meder 66, Briquet 14553 (found in documents dated 1506 in Bamberg, Germany and 1488 in Venice, Italy)

Completeness
complete

Chain Line Interval
31-32 mm

Laid Line Frequency
12-13 per cm

Placement and spacing of wires
161 x 6 [ 25 I 25 ] x 6

Wire Side
verso

Radiograph taken from
recto