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Albrecht Dürer — Joachim and Saint Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate (B. 79; M., Holl. 191)
Albrecht Dürer

Joachim and Saint Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate (B. 79; M., Holl. 191)

A woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's Life of the Virgin series showing Joachim and Saint Anne meeting at the Golden Gate. This very good Meder g impression dates to 1504 and features period watermark.

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Woodcut, 1504, from The Life of the Virgin, a very good Meder g impression after the Latin text edition of 1511, on paper with an Escutcheon with Diagonal Beam watermark (M. 246), unframed
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Old Master Prints

June 30, 2021

Estimate: $1,000 – $2,000

Lot 16

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Albrecht Dürer, Joachim and Saint Anne Meeting at the Golden Gate (B. 79; M., Holl. 191)

A woodcut from Albrecht Dürer's Life of the Virgin series showing Joachim and Saint Anne meeting at the Golden Gate. This very good Meder g impression dates to 1504 and features period watermark.

Medium
Woodcut, 1504, from The Life of the Virgin, a very good Meder g impression after the Latin text edition of 1511, on paper with an Escutcheon with Diagonal Beam watermark (M. 246), unframed
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

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Life Of The Virgin, Albrecht Dürer, Religious, Biblical, Golden Gate, Woodcut, 16th Century, German

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