Cleveland Museum of Art
The Crucifixion
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- c. 1518
- Medium
- engraving
- Culture
- Germany, late 15th-early 16th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104614
From LinkedCulture
Around 1518, Albrecht Dürer packed an entire Crucifixion scene into an engraving no larger than the palm of your hand. Christ hangs at the center radiating light, while the Virgin swoons into Saint John's arms, Mary Magdalene weeps at the foot of the cross, and a skull rests on the ground below, marking Golgotha. That skull, combined with the dense radiating linework, shows how Dürer used even the smallest format to deliver both theological precision and breathtaking technical control.
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A religious scene depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ surrounded by mourners.
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- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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