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Heinrich Aldegrever German
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The crowned figure of the Virgin holds the Child to her left side. The figure, standing at center on the crescent moon above a landscape with a town at bottom right, is slightly turned to the right.
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Title: The Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon
Artist:
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
Date: 1553
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 15/16 in. (11.6 × 7.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
Accession Number: 17.37.159
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