Minneapolis Institute of Art
Descent from the Cross
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34
- Date
- c. 1507
- Medium
- Engraving
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 47069
From LinkedCulture
This engraving by Albrecht Dürer is barely four and a half inches tall, yet it holds an entire world of grief. Christ's body lies slack across the laps of mourners, while Mary Magdalene wrings her hands above him and the Virgin supports his torso, every figure rendered with breathtaking precision through impossibly fine cross-hatching. Dating to around 1507, this small copper plate engraving proves that Dürer could compress monumental emotion into a space that fits in your palm.
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Germany, Europe Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.43 x 6.99 cm) (image)
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- Credit line
- The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
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