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Episode from the "Gesta Romanorum": The Emperor and the Page

Jörg Breu the Elder · 1500–1537

Jörg Breu the Elder: Documented works 1504–1504 (not lifespan)

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Episode from the "Gesta Romanorum": The Emperor and the Page

1500–1537

Pen and black ink, gray wash. Framing line in pen and black ink. · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Pen and black ink, gray wash. Framing line in pen and black ink.
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diameter: 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm)
Collection no.
2009.446
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Jörg Breu the Elder. Episode from the "Gesta Romanorum": The Emperor and the Page. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Episode from the "Gesta Romanorum": The Emperor and the Page — Jörg Breu the Elder. 1500–1537.

Medium: Pen and black ink, gray wash. Framing line in pen and black ink.. Dimensions: diameter: 7 13/16 in. (19.8 cm).

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

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2009.

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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Jörg Breu the Elder. Episode from the "Gesta Romanorum": The Emperor and the Page. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.