Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand
Object name: Painting
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Date: 1496
Dimensions:
390 x 285 mm
478 x 355 cm (188 3/16 x 139 3/4 in.)
Medium: Woodcut
black carbon ink on laid paper
Object number: TN07817
DescriptionDurer print 'Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand'. One of the rarer subjects surviving of Durer’s woodcuts and a fine printing. It is mounted on a backing sheet of heavy paper with a strip pasted to the lower edge. Two heavy inked lines frame the print. At places the ink has seeped onto the print surface. In pencil at lower right is written 'Albrect Durer' in Henry Cuming's handwriting.
Signed with the artist's famous monogram, "AD", in bottom centre of print.
Signed with the artist's famous monogram, "AD", in bottom centre of print.