Group of Five Figures

Cleveland Museum of Art

Group of Five Figures

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
etching
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1515–16

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From LinkedCulture

This is one of only a handful of etchings Albrecht Dürer ever made, which places it among the rarest prints from the greatest German artist of the Renaissance. Around 1515 to 1516, he bit lines into an iron plate with acid, and you can see the difference from his precise engravings in the slightly rough, irregular strokes across the gaunt central nude's ribs and musculature. A turbaned woman stands to the left, a reclining figure sprawls lower right near a scattered shield, and the whole composition feels like a deliberate experiment. This print is a visible record of a master pushing into unfamiliar territory.

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What the image shows

A classical figure is bound and held by another figure, while a third figure observes nearby.

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Provenance & credit

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Provenance
with Richard H. Zinser | 1938: Purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
117763
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
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
etching
  • 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
Dudley P. Allen Fund
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
with Richard H. Zinser | 1938: Purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
c. 1515–16
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1515
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1516
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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Group of Five Figures

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