The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown
Albrecht Dürer · 1508 · engraving on laid paper
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About this picture
The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown is a public-domain illustration by Albrecht Dürer, dated 1508. Engraving on laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown” (1508) is the kind of engraving or woodcut Dürer sent across Europe, modeling form with line rather than with a wash of color.
About the artist
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was a German painter and printmaker in Nuremberg. His engravings and woodcuts circulated across Europe and taught other artists his way of modeling with line.
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