Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34
- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 47518
From LinkedCulture
This woodcut by Albrecht Dürer packs an entire scene of grief into a sheet barely five inches tall. Christ's lifeless body is being lowered onto stone, while the Virgin collapses to the left, supported by a companion, and a burial ointment jar rests close by. From his Small Passion series in the sixteenth century, Dürer used fine parallel hatching and bold contours to give the figures an almost sculptural weight. It is a reminder of how revolutionary his woodcuts were for northern European printmaking.
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From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
Germany, Europe Dimensions: 5 x 3 13/16 in. (12.7 x 9.68 cm) (sheet)
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- Credit line
- The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
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