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The Temptation of the Idler (The Dream of the Doctor), Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer

The Temptation of the Idler (The Dream of the Doctor)

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Albrecht Dürer

The Temptation of the Idler (The Dream of the Doctor), ca. 1498

Blatt: 189 x 121 mm

Inventory Number: 31390

Object Number: 31390 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 1850

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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Title: The Temptation of the Idler (The Dream of the Doctor)

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Period Produced

15th century

Object Type

art print

Material

Technique

copperplate engraving

Geographic Reference

German

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Monogrammiert in der Platte unten mittig: AD

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet (mit der Feder in Braun): Richard Ford / 18[?]21 [nicht bei Lugt] / Bartsch [...] 76; (mit Bleistift): cat / B P. G. t VII page 91 No 76 Le Songe / superbe épreuve très rare
Verso Stempel der Sammlung Heinrich Friedrich de la Motte-Fouquet, Köln (Lugt 778)
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues: Hollstein German VII.64.70
TIB 1001.076
Schoch/Mende/ Scherbaum 1.65.18
Meder 1932.98.70
Bartsch VII.91.76

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18.07.2024