The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 7, 2023

The Holy Family with Two Musician Angels

1511

Albrecht Dürer

(German, 1471–1528)

Germany, 16th century

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

Description

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.

Exhibition history

Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 19-March 28, 1971).

Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.538