The Virgin Sitting by a Wall

Object Details

Description
In the foreground, the Virgin is seated, facing left, holding the infant Jesus with an apple in his hand on her knees. A purse and a bunch of keys are suspended from the Virgin's girdle. The background is a view of a town. Behind the group at right, is a stone wall inscribed with the artist's monogram and the date "1514".
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Print Maker
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528
Date
1514
Credit Line
Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
Medium
Engraving on white laid paper
Dimensions
14.7 x 10.1 cm (5 13/16 x 4 in.)
Type
figures
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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