Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
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Hans Leonard Schäufelein
after Hans Burgkmair
The Fable of the Hermit and His Ass, between 1500 and 1540
woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper
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Artist Hans Leonard Schäufelein, German, 1480-1540
Artist after Hans Burgkmair, German, 1473-1531
Title
  • The Fable of the Hermit and His Ass
Date between 1500 and 1540
Medium woodcut printed in black ink on wove paper
Dimensions Image: 3 1/2 × 13 5/8 inches (8.9 × 34.6 cm)
Sheet: 3 5/8 × 13 3/4 inches (9.2 × 34.9 cm)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
Accession Number 09.1S202.A
Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Not On View
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Marks Stamp, in blue, verso: Franz Baumgartner (?) (Lugt 2827)
Inscriptions Inscribed, in pencil, verso: [numeric notations]
Provenance
Franz Baumgartner? (Vienna, Austria);
September 1887, C.J. Meyer (Carlsbad).
Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)