Rosvitha Presenting the Comedies to the Emperor Otto I. illustration from the Opera Hrosvita, 1501

1501

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (27.3 x 19.8 cm) image: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (21.6 x 14.6 cm)
Collection no.: 31.54.60
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Albrecht Dürer. Rosvitha Presenting the Comedies to the Emperor Otto I. illustration from the Opera Hrosvita, 1501. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Rosvitha Presenting the Comedies to the Emperor Otto I. illustration from the Opera Hrosvita, 1501 — Albrecht Dürer. 1501.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (27.3 x 19.8 cm) image: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (21.6 x 14.6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of James Clark McGuire, 1930.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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