The Lamentation

c. 1500

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image depicts two figures within an ornamental frame. The figure on the left is lying in a reclining position, partially unclothed. He has distinct facial features with a beard, long hair, and a halo. The figure on the right is seated or kneeling, with a draped cloth partially covering her head. She has a serene expression and a halo with rays extending outward. Both figures are surrounded by intricate floral and vine patterns in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 6.4 × 4.2 cm (2 1/2 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.3.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Book Illustration, 23, p. 254, no. 51

  • Series Title

    Salus anime

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by NGA, 1969.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 108, repro.

Bibliography

1932

  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog; ein Handbuch über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren Zustände, Ausgaben und Wasserzeichen. Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer und Ranschburg, 1932. Reprint. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 3: no. A 37.8.

Wikidata ID

Q18339741

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