Cleveland Museum of Art
The Crucifixion
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- 1511
- Medium
- engraving
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 102539
From LinkedCulture
A skull sits at the base of the cross, a grieving Virgin faints to one side, and every detail, down to the texture of Christ's skin, was carved into copper with a single handheld tool. This is Albrecht Dürer's 1511 engraving "The Crucifixion," a print small enough to hold yet dense with precise crosshatching that captures both anatomy and anguish. Dürer's mastery of the burin set a new standard for what printed images could express, spreading his reputation across all of Europe.
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A crucifixion scene with Jesus Christ on the cross surrounded by soldiers and onlookers.
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- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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