Minneapolis Institute of Art
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother
Albrecht DürerLinkedCulture matchlcp-840f7214ff34
- Date
- 1507 (1511)
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 47565
From LinkedCulture
Dürer carved this scene from wood in 1507, depicting a farewell the Gospels never actually record. Mary kneels in distress before Christ, supported by a companion, while he stands firm with a staff, his robes rendered in Dürer's signature precise folds. A bare winter tree and a detailed townscape fill the background, all achieved through cuts in a wooden block. This print, part of his Life of the Virgin series, helped set a new standard for emotional storytelling in European printmaking.
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Germany, Europe Dimensions: 11 13/16 x 8 1/4 in. (30 x 20.96 cm) (image)
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- Credit line
- Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926
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