The Virgin and Child with a Monkey

Title	The Virgin and Child with a Monkey
Artist	Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
Date	c. 1498
Medium	engraving
Classification	Print
Origin	Germany, late 15th Century-early 16th Century

Themes: Botanical illustration Zoological illustration

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“The Virgin and Child with a Monkey” is a work by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528), dated c. 1498. It is executed in engraving and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration, zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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Rights: Public domain (CC0).

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