The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18

The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18

Albrecht Dürer

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The drummer and griffon decorating the entablature are by Albrecht Dürer; the stag skin is by Hans Springinklee after Dürer; and the emperors are by Springinklee.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18The Upper Section of the Right Portal, with the Inscription on a Stag Skin; a Frieze with Busts of Roman Emperors; and the Entablature of the Columns, from the Arch of Honor, proof, dated 1515, printed 1517-18

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