DETAILS
- Artist
- Albrecht Altdorfer
- Date
- 1500
- Medium
- Woodcut in black on cream laid paper
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Dimensions
- Image/block/sheet: 30.2 × 22 cm (11 15/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- Prints and Drawings
- Culture
- Germany
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
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