id:			149075
accession number:	1977.20
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.20
updated:		2020-05-14 09:10:27.691000

The Virgin and Child Seated by the Wall, 1514. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Engraving; platemark: 14.7 x 9.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.); paper: 15 x 10.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland by exchange, and purchase from the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1977.20

title:				The Virgin and Child Seated by the Wall
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creation date:			1514
creation date earliest:		1514
creation date latest:		1514
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland by exchange, and purchase from the Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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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 36

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CREATORS

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

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measurements: Platemark: 14.7 x 9.9 cm (5 13/16 x 3 7/8 in.); Paper: 15 x 10.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

	title:		Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1969 - 1979
	opening date:   1979-09-04T04:00:00
	<i>Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland, 1969 - 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 4, 1979-January 27, 1980).

	title:		Albrecht Dürer and His Influence
	opening date:   1991-01-16T05:00:00
	<i>Albrecht Dürer and His Influence</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 16-March 10, 1991).

	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 (organizer) (June 22-September 28, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
The Virgin in this small engraving appears monumental against a contemporary view of Nuremberg castle. Although she looks regal, Dürer underscores her humanity by presenting her in this modern context and by adding commonplace household keys and a money purse at her waist. As she sits serenely, the Christ Child displays an apple to the viewer as a reminder of the past, specifically the Fall of man and his divine role in the redemption of humanity. The arrangement and introspective character of this engraving have been compared to Dürer’s <em>Melencolia I</em>. Both were finished in the same year as his mother’s death—a difficult time for the artist. As the third of 18 children, of which only three reached adulthood, Dürer witnessed the particular joys and heartache of motherhood.
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web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.20/1977.20_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.20/1977.20_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1977.20/1977.20_full.tif