Turkish Town

1570

Melchior Lorch

Artist, Danish, 1526/1527 - 1583 or after

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    block: 12.5 x 18.2 cm (4 15/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.1 x 20.4 cm (5 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2005.65.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 59

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Raffaele Alianello (1908-1988), Andria (Bari), Rome & Naples (Lugt 5k). Samuel Josefowitz, New York; (R. M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450 - 1700, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q76348715

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