id:			114740
accession number:	1934.340
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1934.340
updated:		2024-07-12 11:09:28.360000

The Sea Monster, c. 1501. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving; sheet: 24.5 x 18.6 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.); mat size: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1934.340

title:				The Sea Monster
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creation date:			c. 1501
creation date earliest:		1496
creation date latest:		1506
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creditline:			Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
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culture:	Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Meder 66

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CREATORS

* Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 24.5 x 18.6 cm (9 5/8 x 7 5/16 in.); Mat Size: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Recent Accessions of Prints, 1933-34
	opening date:   1935-02-20T05:00:00
	<i>Recent Accessions of Prints, 1933-34</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-March 13, 1935).

	title:		16th Century Prints from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1935-12-04T05:00:00
	<i>16th Century Prints from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4-29, 1935).

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection
	opening date:   1938-08-10T04:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-November 13, 1938).

	title:		16th Century German Engravings
	opening date:   1938-12-13T05:00:00
	<i>16th Century German Engravings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 13, 1938-January 22, 1939).

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints
	opening date:   1987-06-02T04:00:00
	<i>Sacred and Profane in Late Gothic Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-August 2, 1987).

	title:		Dürer's Women: Images of Devotion and Desire
	opening date:   2014-06-22T00:00:00
	<i>Dürer's Women: Images of Devotion and Desire</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 28, 2014).

	title:		Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
	opening date:   2019-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Francis, Henry. "Engravings by Albrect Dürer." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>22, no. 4 (April 1935): 59-64.
	page number: 	Reproduced: front cover; Mentioned: p. 62-63
	url:		jstor.org/stable/25137693

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IMAGES

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