Cleveland Museum of Art
The Crucifixion
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- 1508
- Medium
- engraving
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 135070
From LinkedCulture
In this 1508 engraving by Albrecht Dürer, grief is carved into copper with almost unbearable precision. Saint John stretches both arms upward in open anguish while three women collapse at the base of the cross, and dense cross-hatching builds shadow across cloth, flesh, and bark with a richness that rivals painting. Part of Dürer's small Passion series, this print proves that in his hands, engraving could carry the full emotional weight of any major religious work.
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A religious scene depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ surrounded by mourners.
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- Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
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