ALBERTO DURERO

(1471 / 1528)

ALBERT DURERO Nuremberg (1471 / 1528) "The Madonna and Child with the African Long-Tailed Monkey"

Copper engraving Mary on the grass and the Child with a bird in his hand. At their feet, a chained monkey, which "would symbolize the sinner and the bird, the soul that Christ came to free". Signed with "AD" anagram in plate, c. 1498. Later edition. Dimensions: Print: 21.5 x 14 cm; paper: 24 x 16.5 cm