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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    The Emperor Maxentius Ordering the Burning of the Fifty Wise Men...
    Albrecht Altdorfer. The Emperor Maxentius Ordering the Burning of the Fifty Wise Men..., 1500–38. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00021722

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    The Emperor Maxentius Ordering the Burning of the Fifty Wise Men...

    by Albrecht Altdorfer

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480–1538 Regensburg)
    Date
    1500–38
    Medium
    Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and black ink
    Dimensions
    sheet: 6 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (16.9 x 16 cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawings
    Department
    Drawings and Prints
    Credit line
    Purchase, Didier Aaron Inc. Gift, 2003
    Accession no.
    2003.3

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