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'The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg' with the Child on a Throne, Surrounded by Angels with Musical Instruments, 1519/20. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper · Image: 6 × 4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- 'The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg' with the Child on a Throne, Surrounded by Angels with Musical Instruments
- Artist
- Albrecht Altdorfer German, c.1480-1538
- Date
- 1519/20
- Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.