Joachim and the Angel for Life of the Virgin

Alternate TitleThe Angel Brings the Message to Joachim

Printmaker Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

Dateca. 1504

Mediumwoodcut (proof before text)

DimensionsImage/Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.8 × 20.9 cm)
Frame: 23 × 17 in. (58.4 × 43.2 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineBequest of Herbert Greer French

Accession Number1943.217

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Not on Display

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