Albrecht Durer

1608

Lucas Kilian

Associated Names
Lucas Kilian

Artist, German, 1579 - 1637

The image depicts a man shown from the waist up. He has long, wavy hair, a full beard, and is dressed in an elaborate garment. He is holding a rectangular object with writing on it. The background is plain, with Latin inscriptions at the top and bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.7 × 20.2 cm (13 1/4 × 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.373

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 178, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1976: Vol. XVII, no. 178.

Wikidata ID

Q65080799

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