Life of the Virgin: Presentation of the Young Virgin in the Temple

Cleveland Museum of Art

Life of the Virgin: Presentation of the Young Virgin in the Temple

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1504–1505

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In a German woodcut from 1504, Albrecht Dürer fills a temple interior with so much life that a dog sniffing the ground near a basket of eggs nearly steals the scene from the young Virgin herself. Mary climbs toward robed priests beneath a draped canopy, while a crowd presses through an arched doorway and an armored statue stands watch on a pillar above. Dürer achieved all of this through line alone, capturing fabric, fur, and carved stone with a precision that set the standard for European printmaking for generations.

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A detailed engraving depicting a religious scene with figures gathered around a central altar.

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Object ID
104128
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany, early 16th Century
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
woodcut
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
1504–1505
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1504
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1505
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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