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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
- 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)
NGA object ID 93496. 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.