id:			127212
accession number:	1949.530
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.530
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:13.749000

The Life of the Virgin:  The Massacre of the Innocents, c. 1490–1500. Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503), after Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524). Engraving; The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1949.530

title:				The Life of the Virgin:  The Massacre of the Innocents
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creation date:			c. 1490–1500
creation date earliest:		1490
creation date latest:		1500
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Germany, 15th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Lehrs IX.66.58

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CREATORS

* Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503)  - artist

* Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524) 

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story
	opening date:   1981-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).

	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).

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