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The image shows a man standing against the trunk of a tree. He is depicted in profile, with one foot crossed over the other. He has a long beard and moustache, deep-set eyes, and is wearing a headscarf and loose-fitting garments with intricate details. He is holding a bagpipe and appears to be playing it. The background is a simple landscape, and the image is rendered in a monochromatic, detailed engraving style.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Bagpiper
Albrecht Dürer
- Date
- 1514
- Medium
- engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- sheet (trimmed to plate): 11.5 × 7.4 cm (4 1/2 × 2 15/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1943.3.3527
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- German
- Tree
- Costume
- Musical instrument
- Man
Provenance
Ernst Friedrich Georg Otto Freiherr von der Malsburg [1786-1824], Dresden; (Hollstein and Puppel, Schloss E Sale, Berlin, May 6-8, 1929, lot no. 255); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
Inscription
in plate, lower left: 1514 / AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 1. [?]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: a[1?]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: 255
Watermarks
none visible
NGA object ID 6645. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.