DÜRER Albrecht (after) (Nüremberg 1471 † 1528) - "The Adoration of the Virgin and Child by Saints and Angels". Burin engraved by Marcantonio RAIMONDI (Bologna c.1480 † 1528) after the woodcuts "The life of the Virgin" by DÜRER. Proof on watermarked laid paper (Fleur de lys in a circle). Late edition. Small margins. Marcantonio Raimondi made 17 engraved copies (out of 20) of the series "The Life of the Virgin". And like Vasari, he sold his works as originals in Venice around 1506. Marcantonio's admiration for Dürer was based on purely commercial considerations. About 74 of his copies were copied from Dürer and this plate is one of them. 31 x 22.2 cm. Condition C (Small lacks and tears formerly restored, rare thinning ...)