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The Annunciation of the Birth of the Virgin to Joachim


The Fall and Salvation of Mankind through the Life and Passion of Christ
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, about 1480–1538)

Medium/Technique Woodcut
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP19136
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné New Hollstein w.004; Bartsch 004; Winzinger 29
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)

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.