The image shows a profile view of the upper half of a man, facing left. He is depicted in a seated position with his head turned to the side. The man has strong, defined features with a prominent nose and a thick, full beard and mustache. His hair is styled in a straight, shoulder-length cut with a center parting. He is wearing a garment with a wide, rounded collar and visible stitching. The background is plain and features a coat of arms at the top left corner with architectural elements and stylized text “Albrecht Dürers Contrefeyt” above the figure.
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The image shows a profile view of the upper half of a man, facing left. He is depicted in a seated position with his head turned to the side. The man has strong, defined features with a prominent nose and a thick, full beard and mustache. His hair is styled in a straight, shoulder-length cut with a center parting. He is wearing a garment with a wide, rounded collar and visible stitching. The background is plain and features a coat of arms at the top left corner with architectural elements and stylized text “Albrecht Dürers Contrefeyt” above the figure.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Albrecht Dürer at Age Fifty-Six

Erhard Schön

Date
c. 1528
Medium
woodcut on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 28.5 x 23.4 cm (11 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1996.4.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • male
  • portrait
  • woodcut
  • Artist
  • Durer, Albrecht
Provenance

(Eva S. Dencker, San Jose); purchased by NGA, 1996.

Inscription

across top in block: Albrecht Dürers Conterfeyt (Albrecht Dürer's Portrait); by later hand, lower left in graphite: 570 / 7614

Watermarks

sword (? cut off)

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