The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"

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The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"

The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"

Maker (b. 1471, Nuremberg, Germany – d. 1528, Nuremberg, Germany)
Dateca. 1503-04
MediumWoodcut
Dimensionssheet: 11 13/16 in. x 8 1/4 in. (30 cm x 21 cm); image: 11 11/16 in. x 8 1/4 in. (29.7 cm x 21 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineGift of Mrs. William F. Stearns
Object number1990.12
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Birth of the Virgin, plate 5 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1503-04 (printed ca. 1600)
Glorification of the Virgin (with Saints Jerome, Paul, Augustine, Anthony, John the Baptist, Joseph, and Catherine of Alexandria), plate 20 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
Glorification of the Virgin (with Saints Jerome, Paul, Augustine, Anthony, John the Baptist, Joseph, and Catherine of Alexandria), plate 20 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1502
The Betrothal of the Virgin, plate 7 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Betrothal of the Virgin, plate 7 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1504
The Death of the Virgin, plate 18 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Death of the Virgin, plate 18 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
1510 (printed ca. 1580)
The Visitation, plate 9 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Visitation, plate 9 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1504 (printed ca. 1600)
The Adoration of the Shepherds, plate 10 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Adoration of the Shepherds, plate 10 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1502-03
Christ Taking Leave of his Mother, plate 17 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
Christ Taking Leave of his Mother, plate 17 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1504-05
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, plate 13 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, plate 13 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1505 ( printed ca. 1600)
The Holy Family in Egypt, plate 15 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Holy Family in Egypt, plate 15 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1502 (printed 1580)
Joachim and the Angel, plate 3 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
Joachim and the Angel, plate 3 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1504
Joachim and Saint Anne Meet at the Golden Gate, plate 4 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
Joachim and Saint Anne Meet at the Golden Gate, plate 4 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
1504 (printed after 1511)
The Rejection of Joachim's Offering, plate 2 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
Albrecht Dürer
The Rejection of Joachim's Offering, plate 2 of 20 from the series "The Life of the Virgin"
ca. 1504