Cleveland Museum of Art
The Small Passion: Christ Before Annas
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-91cf98b472c5
- Date
- 1509–1511
- Medium
- woodcut
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 136772
From LinkedCulture
A soldier's hand is already raised to strike, and Christ kneels in the center, his long hair falling forward, powerless before the high priest Annas. Albrecht Dürer carved this scene from a single wooden block as part of his Small Passion series, made in Germany between 1509 and 1511. The series was designed to be affordable, bringing devotional imagery to ordinary people rather than wealthy patrons. That mission, combined with Dürer's ability to render fabric, armor, and shadow through woodcut alone, made this series a landmark of printmaking.
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A group of men in medieval attire, some holding spears and shields, stand around a central figure who is kneeling and bowing.
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- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ehrenfest in memory of William J. Collins
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