The Visitation
| Title | The Visitation |
|---|---|
| Artist | Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) |
| Date | c. 1504 15th century |
| Medium | woodcut |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Germany, early 16th Century Germany |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Life of the Virgin: The Visitation, c. 1504. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1959.99.9 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Visitation” is a work by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528), dated c. 1504. It is executed in woodcut and classified as print. 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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Recorded origin: Germany, early 16th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Germany.
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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