Birth of the Virgin

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Artist Albrecht Dürer (German, May 21, 1471–April 6, 1528)

Title Birth of the Virgin (Die Geburt Mariens)

Plate Number Plate 5

Series The Life of the Virgin

Date Ca. 1503, published 1511-1521

Medium Woodcut on paper

Dimensions Image: 11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (29.5 × 21 cm)
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 8 7/16 in. (30.2 × 21.4 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 63.191

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Publisher Albrecht Dürer (German, May 21, 1471–April 6, 1528)
Plate Number Plate 5
Series Title The Life of the Virgin
Foreign Language Series Title Das Marienleben

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