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1951

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Print, Saint Christopher

This is a Print. It was created by Albrecht Dürer and print maker: Albrecht Dürer. It is dated 1511 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is woodcut support: white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Leo Wallerstein. It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.

Its dimensions are

21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: running bear (similar to bear in escutcheon of Churchill 279)

It is inscribed

in block, top center: 1511

Cite this object as

Print, Saint Christopher; Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528); Germany; woodcut support: white laid paper; 21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.) Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1951-37-5

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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