Christ Crowned with Thorns

c. 1513

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

This is a drawing of four figures in an architectural setting. One figure is seated while two others are leaning over them with sticks or rods. The architectural elements include an arch and pillars with detailed designs. The style is reminiscent of a Renaissance woodcut, with fine lines and shading. The scene appears dynamic with a sense of tension, heightened by the expressions and postures of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    block: 7.2 × 4.9 cm (2 13/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 8.2 × 5.8 cm (3 1/4 × 2 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.132

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. w. 24

  • Series Title

    The Fall and Redemption of Man

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Albertina, Vienna (duplicate, Lugt 5g). W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 49.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. w. 24.

Wikidata ID

Q64952435

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