Art, literature & history
The Life of the Virgin
c. 1510–11
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- woodcut
- Collection no.
- 1959.99
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Albrecht Dürer. The Life of the Virgin. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Life of the Virgin — Albrecht Dürer. c. 1510–11.
Medium: woodcut. Dimensions: .
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
The frontispiece of the series is a modification of the devotional imagery Dürer used in his depictions of the Virgin and Child standing in a crescent moon. Here, he also incorporated the themes of the nursing Madonna and the Madonna of Humility, often shown seated. In doing so, Dürer fused the Virgin’s regal, motherly, and humble natures into one striking image.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.