Albrecht Dürer
Draftsman Drawing a Nude
c. 1527
Physical Qualities
Woodcut, Sheet: 78 x 215 mm. (3 1/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series
From the book 'Underweysung der Messung mit dem Zirckel und Richtscheyt (A Course in the Art of Measurement with Compass and Ruler),' by Albrecht Dürer, Nürnberg, 1538
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred R. and Henry G. Riggs in Memory of General Lawrason Riggs
Object Number
1943.32.164
The artist views the subject through a grid made of threads. The artist can then transfer the image seen through the grid to a gridded sheet of paper.
Susan Dackerman et al., The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Book Arts in the Age of Durer,' Oct. 15, 2000-Jan. 21, 2001
BMA.
In the Artist's Studio: Works on Paper from the Collection, Sept 15, 2005 - Feb 27, 2005.
BMA.
In the Artist's Studio: Works on Paper from the Collection, Sept 15, 2005 - Feb 27, 2005.
