Bath House

c. 1496/1497

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of naked individuals in a town scene. The image shows a group of naked individuals engaging in various activities within an architectural setting. Background buildings include a castle-like structure. In the foreground, people are interacting with musical instruments, leaning on a wooden beam, surrounded by rustic structures and large columns. The style is intricate with fine lines and attention to detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 39 × 27.4 cm (15 3/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1788

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 266

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max Paul Albert von Baldinger-Seidenberg [1837-1904], Stuttgart (Lugt 212). Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1964; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 107.

Inscriptions

recto: in block at lower center: AD; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: B.128

Markings

recto: none; verso: Max Paul Albert von Baldinger-Seidenberg (Lugt 212) and Rosenwald

Watermarks

to identify

Wikidata ID

Q3632916

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