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Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women

ca. 1515
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Death and the Devil Surprising Two Women
  • Artist: Daniel Hopfer (German, Kaufbeuren 1471–1536 Augsburg)
  • Date: ca. 1515
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/8 × 8 3/4 in. (15.5 × 22.3 cm)
    Sheet: 6 5/16 × 8 15/16 in. (16 × 22.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.501.383
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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