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ALBRECHT DÜRER
Erasmus of Rotterdam
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Engraving, 1526. 251x193 mm; 10x7
1
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2
inches, thread margins. A very good, dark Meder
g-h impression with strong contrasts.
The tablet to Erasmus’ left identifies the sitter (upper 3 lines), with the date and artist’s
monogram (lower 2 lines).The Greek inscription in between reads:“His writings present
a better picture of the man than this portrait.” Bartsch 107; Meder 105.
[5,000/8,000]