A black-and-white reproduction of Albrecht Dürer's 1514 engraving The Virgin on the Crescent. The Virgin Mary stands on a crescent moon and holds the Christ child within a radiant halo; Dürer's monogram and the date 1514 appear at the lower right. The caption identifies the print as part of the Rosenwald Collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, a major holding of old-master prints.
White border around the image; handwritten caption in blue ink on the front below the picture; slight edge and corner wear.
No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back National Gallery of Art card; smooth matte stock with white border. Pencil inventory marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right.
Cite this card
The Virgin on the Crescent, Dürer, Washington, DC, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-virgin-on-the-crescent-d-rer-washington-dc-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.
