Cleveland Museum of Art
Life of the Virgin: The Rest in Egypt
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- 1504–1505
- Medium
- woodcut
- Culture
- Germany, early 16th Century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104138
From LinkedCulture
In this 1504 woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, a quiet roadside rest becomes an astonishing spectacle, with playful putti tumbling across the foreground carrying tools and a wicker basket while Joseph saws timber just behind them. Mary nurses the Christ child at the right, surrounded by adoring angels, and the Holy Spirit descends on rays of light from the upper corner. Part of Dürer's Life of the Virgin series, this print matters because his crosshatching achieved a range of tone and texture no woodcut artist before him had matched.
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What the image shows
A group of people in a rustic village scene, with a central figure seated on a chair surrounded by children and adults engaged in various activities.
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- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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