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Albrecht Dürer
The Virgin on the Crescent with a Crown of Stars and a Scepter1516

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Engraving of a crowned woman holding a scepter-bearing infant, standing on a crescent moon surrounded by radiating lines, dated 1516 with monogram 'AD'

Albrecht Dürer, The Virgin on the Crescent with a Crown of Stars and a Scepter, 1516, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528
Title
The Virgin on the Crescent with a Crown of Stars and a Scepter
Date Made
1516
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Image and sheet: 4 3/4 x 3 in. (12.07 x 7.62 cm); Mat: 19 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (49.53 x 34.93 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Herman and Ruth Engel in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Accession Number
M.2016.215.15
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings