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The Dream of the Doctor
The Dream of the Doctor
Artist:
Albrecht Dürer
Date:
ca. 1498
Location:
Not on display
Century:
15th Century AD
Media:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Image: 189 x 121 mm (7 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.) Cropped
Department:
Achenbach Foundation
Object Type:
Print
Country:
Germany
Continent:
Europe
Accession Number:
1981.1.102
Acquisition Date:
1981-01-01
Credit Line:

Bequest of Mrs. Edgar Sinton

Exhibition History:

CPLH, 16th century North European engravings, Nov 3, 1977 - Jan 8, 1978.
CPLH, Recent Acquisitions of the AFGA, 1981-1982, Part 1: 1500-1940, 26 Feb - 8 March 1983.
CPLH, 20 years of collecting: master prints from the AFGA, 7 March - 14 June 1987.
SFMOMA, Paul Klee's Inventions, Dec 5, 2003 - May 31, 2004

Doctor sit in cabinet dreaming; imp heats him up with bellows in ear while lovely nude woman reaches out; cupid climbs on primitive stilts.

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