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Jun 20, 2006
The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels
The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels
1511
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471–1528)
Woodcut
Sheet: 12.2 x 12.2 cm (4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Gift of William Ellery Greene for the Lucy S. Greene Collection 1965.538
Catalogue raisonné: Meder 216 a/d
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In a whimsical detail, Dürer included two cherubs seated at the feet of the Virgin who attempt to play a lute and a bagpipe, heralding the celebration of the new family.
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