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The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels

1511
(German, 1471–1528)
Germany
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
Location: not on view
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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.
The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels

The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels

1511

Albrecht Dürer

(German, 1471–1528)
Germany

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