About the Artwork
The Ascension
16th century
Hans Leonard Schäufelein
1480-1540
German
Unknown
Woodcut printed on wove paper
Image: 9 1/4 × 6 1/4 inches (23.5 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 1/4 inches (23.8 × 15.9 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S1077
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in brown ink, below image, lower left: Hanns Scheuffelein
Stamp, lower right corner of image: Scripps (Lugt Suppl 2357a)
Provenance
June 1889, F. Meyer (Dresden, Germany). Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Hans Leonard Schäufelein, The Ascension, 16th century, woodcut printed on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1077.
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