The Virgin on the Crescent with a Diadem

Date1514

Maker Albrecht Dürer German, Nuremberg 1471-1528

Label TextDürer's third engraving of this subject is the simplest and most monumental. The drapery folds are broader, the Child more robust, and the overall tonality is silvery and restrained.

Object number53.174

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 1/1/2002) Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Old Master Prints from the Wallerstein Collection", October 18 - December 30, 1984. Circuit: Brown University, Bell Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island, 1/16/85-2/13/85; Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, New York, 3/5/85-5/26/85. (10/18/1984 - 05/26/1985)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Leo Wallerstein

DimensionsPlate h.: 4 5/8 in. Plate w.: 2 15/16 in.

MediumEngraving