Erhard Altdorfer (German, c. 1485-1561)
original text German Bible translation by Martin Luther (1483-1546)
portfolio text by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)
St. Peter from De Biblie vth der vthlegginge Doctoris Martini Luthers, plate 27 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
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Erhard Altdorfer (German, c. 1485-1561)
original text German Bible translation by Martin Luther (1483-1546)
portfolio text by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)1534, assembled into portfolio 1937
St. Peter from De Biblie vth der vthlegginge Doctoris Martini Luthers, plate 27 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Erhard Altdorfer (German, c. 1485-1561) original text German Bible translation by Martin Luther (1483-1546) portfolio text by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943) →woodcutprint
Date
1534, assembled into portfolio 1937
Medium
Woodcut and letterpress in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 13.5 × 9.2 cm (5 3/8 × 3 5/8 in.); Image/text: 28.7 × 20.5 cm (11 5/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 36.1 × 24.7 cm (14 1/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund