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Albrecht Dürer — Salome Receiving the Head of St. John the Baptist (B. 126; M., Holl. 232)
Albrecht Dürer

Salome Receiving the Head of St. John the Baptist (B. 126; M., Holl. 232)

Albrecht Dürer's 1511 woodcut depicting Salome receiving the head of St. John the Baptist, exemplifying Northern Renaissance printmaking. The impression shows characteristic uneven printing typical of this period.

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Woodcut, 1511, a good Meder e impression, though printing slightly unevenly, on paper with an indecipherable watermark, unframed
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Old Master Prints

December 3, 2021

Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000

Lot 12

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Albrecht Dürer, Salome Receiving the Head of St. John the Baptist (B. 126; M., Holl. 232)

Albrecht Dürer's 1511 woodcut depicting Salome receiving the head of St. John the Baptist, exemplifying Northern Renaissance printmaking. The impression shows characteristic uneven printing typical of this period.

Medium
Woodcut, 1511, a good Meder e impression, though printing slightly unevenly, on paper with an indecipherable watermark, unframed
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

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Religious Narrative, Dürer, Woodcut, 1511, Northern Renaissance

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