Christ Carrying the Cross

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Christ Carrying the Cross

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Albrecht Dürer made three series of Passion prints, two in woodcut and one engraved. Genius that he was, he capitalized on the affective possibilities of each technique. Using the more direct woodcut medium, Dürer presented a very human, very tired Christ weighed down by his cross--and, visually, by the city gate beyond. Engraving allowed for a subtler, more introspective Christ who seems to rise heroically above the heft of his cross and the heckler's taunts. Germany, Europe

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Dated
1511
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Department
European Art
Credit
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
Medium
Woodcut

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In this 1511 woodcut, Albrecht Dürer shows Christ collapsed beneath a massive diagonal cross, his exhausted face turning toward you from the lower right, surrounded by a crush of spears, robes, and pointed helmets. A looming city gate presses down from behind, adding to the visual weight bearing down on him. Dürer made this scene three times across different techniques on purpose, and here the bold, forceful lines of woodcut make the chaos feel almost physical, matching the brutality of the moment in a way his more delicate engravings deliberately avoid.

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Object ID
47526
Object Type
Prints
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Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
Medium
Woodcut
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
Department
European Art
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Credit Line
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Credit” · copied as is
Date
1511
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · copied as is
Begin Year
1511
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End Year
1511
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