The Holy Family with the Three Hares

c. 1497/1498

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

Three human figures are shown in the image. Two adult-sized figures stand side by side, with one holding a small infant. The woman on the left is seated, tilting slightly forward. She wears a veil covering her head and shoulders, and a long robe. The man next to her has a beard and holds a pouch. The infant has curly hair and is in a lively pose. Two angels fly above, holding a crown. Various plants, grasses, and rabbits are depicted around them. A landscape with a village, hills, and trees is shown in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 38.8 × 28 cm (15 1/4 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.39

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 212

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Karl Eduard von Liphart [1808-1891], Dupart, Bonn, and Florence (Lugt 1687). Vincent Mayer [1831-1918], New York (Lugt 2525). Wiliam Goodwin Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to NGA, 1941.

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. 108.

Watermarks

present but unidentified

Wikidata ID

Q3944478

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