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The Fall of the Rebel Angels (Two Angels Contending with Demons)

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Formerly attributed to: Hans Süss von Kulmbach (German, about 1480–1522)
German
about 1507

Medium/Technique Brush with black and gray wash on dark cream laid paper, mounted down
Dimensions Sheet: 31.8 x 41.8 cm (12 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession Number97.623
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

DescriptionFragment of the cartoon for a stained glass window for the All Saints Chapel of the House of the Twelve Brethren in Nuremberg
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1897, sold by Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Accession Date: August 14, 2012)

NOTES:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.