Cleveland Museum of Art
The Great Passion: The Deposition
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- c. 1497–1510
- Medium
- woodcut
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 108387
From LinkedCulture
This woodcut by Albrecht Dürer captures the moment Christ is lowered from the cross, his body cradled by grieving figures while the Virgin Mary collapses at the lower right, her hands limp and her face turned away. Behind them, the empty cross stands on a barren Golgotha, and a gnarled tree twists up the edge of the frame. Created between roughly 1497 and 1510, this print from the Large Passion series shows Dürer achieving a tonal depth in woodcut that rivaled painting itself, helping transform printmaking into a serious fine art medium.
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A group of people gathered around a central figure in a forested area.
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- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Ralph King
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