Antique Master Print-NATIVITY-BIRTH-CHRSIT-MARY-JOSEPH-Durer

“The Birth of Christ.” Mary adores the Christ child in the porch of a dilapidated house. In the courtyard, Joseph pours water from a well into a jug. In the background you can see the proclamation to the shepherds. Mirrored copy after D?rer.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Albrecht Durer.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 10 x 13.1 cm (3.94 x 5.16 inch). Image size: 5.4 x 8.6 cm. (2.13 x 3.39 inch).

Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

NATIVITY-BIRTH-CHRSIT-MARY-JOSEPH | PCO-C44-20

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Biography artist: Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), sometimes spelled in English as Durer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, D?rer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in contact with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini, and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I.