The Small Passion: The Nativity

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Small Passion: The Nativity

Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
woodcut
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ehrenfest in memory of William J. Collins
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1509–10

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From LinkedCulture

This nativity is where Albrecht Dürer chose to begin his entire Small Passion series, not with the crucifixion, but with the birth. Cut from wood and printed around 1509 to 1510 in Germany, the scene packs extraordinary detail into a small format, with rough timber beams overhead, Joseph reading quietly at the left, and a six-pointed star radiating light above the stable roof. Dürer's monogram sits in the lower right corner, a signature on one of the prints that helped define devotional art across northern Europe.

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The Adoration of the Magi depicted in a rustic barn setting.

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Object ID
136353
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, late 15th-early 16th century
  • 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 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ehrenfest in memory of William J. Collins
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
c. 1509–10
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1509
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1510
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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The Small Passion: The Nativity

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