The Large Passion: The Crucifixion

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Large Passion: The Crucifixion

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

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Dürer made seven of the twelve woodcuts for The Large Passion between 1497 and 1500 and then produced four additional woodcuts in 1510. The following year he published the series in book form with a frontispiece and Latin verses composed by Benedict Schwalbe. The Nuremberg monk and poet's text was printed on the back of the sheets. At the same time, Dürer printed a second edition of The Apocalypse and the first edition of The Life of the Virgin . The scenes of The Large Passion executed between 1497 and 1500 retain certain Gothic conventions: a wealth of detail; two-dimensional, awkward figures; ambiguous picture space; and confusing compositions. However, the strong contrast between the thick, black, expressive lines and the white paper creates a vitality lost in the prints from 1510, when Dürer's style changed dramatically. The letters in the banderole above the cross, INRI , are an abbreviation of the Latin phrase Iesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews).

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Ralph King
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1497–1500

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Around 1497, a young Albrecht Dürer carved this large-scale Crucifixion woodcut with a density no printmaker had attempted before. Christ hangs beneath the INRI inscription while angels catch his blood in chalices, the Virgin collapses at lower left, and both sun and moon occupy the upper corners. The thick black lines pressing hard against white paper give it a raw energy that Dürer's own later prints in this same series never quite matched, making this one of the most vital early works in the history of printmaking.

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A religious scene depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ surrounded by angels, soldiers, and mourners.

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Provenance
?-1926: (M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, NY) | June 4, 1926: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
108386
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Germany
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
woodcut
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Ralph King
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
?-1926: (M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York, NY) | June 4, 1926: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
c. 1497–1500
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1492
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1505
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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