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Albrecht Dürer
The Coat of Arms with the Skull1503

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper showing a crowned woman and fur-covered male figure beside a heraldic eagle with scrolling foliage, a skull resting inside a helmet in the foreground
Artist or Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Germany, Nuremberg, 1471-1528
Title
The Coat of Arms with the Skull
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1503
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (22.23 × 15.88 cm) Image: 8 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (22.23 × 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Art Museum Council Fund
Accession Number
M.62.3.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hopkins, Henry T., ed. Illustrated Handbook of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. West Germany: Bruder Hartmann, 1965.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.
  • Esguerra, Clarissa, and Michaela Hansen. Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.