The Holy Family with Three Hares
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471-1528)
CultureGerman
Date1471-1528
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsOverall: 15 13/16 x 11 in. (40.1 x 27.9 cm)
InscribedDurer monogram left of center above bottom edge. On back, right edge "8509" over "5730".
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.103
Not on view
DescriptionWoodcut on heavy laid paper. Depicts the Holy family of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus in a garden. Jesus is reading. At their feet are three hares. Published ReferencesVarious authors based on Adam van Bartsch's (1757-1821), _The Illustrated Bartsch_ Joseph Meder, _Dürer-Katalog, Ein Handbuch Über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen_ (Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1932)
