Siege of a City (Part 1)

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Pictured to the left of Siege of a City (Part 2), Part 1 depicts the city on the left with a prominent citadel and encircled by a wall. The landscape is dotted with vegetation and other buildings on fire. The attacking army surrounds the wall.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528
Date
1527
Medium
Woodcut on paper
Dimensions
22 x 39.8 cm (8 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
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