The Last Supper

1510

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image shows a group of men gathered around a long table. The central figure has an aura-like burst behind his head and is seated with others leaning towards him or gesturing. The men have long hair and beards, and wear long robes. One individual is pouring liquid from a pitcher into a cup, while another leans forward. On the table is a plate with food and a cup. The background shows an arched and vaulted ceiling with a stone or brick walls. The style of the image is monochromatic and engraved.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 39.3 x 28.4 cm (15 1/2 x 11 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henry Studdy Theobald [1847-1934], London (Lugt 1375); Vincent Mayer [1831-1918], New York (Lugt 2525); Wiliam Goodwin Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

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: no. 114.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 155.

Inscriptions

in block, lower center, on table leg: 1510; in block, bottom center, on ground: AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: B.5.; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: B.5. col. Theobald - Proof / May 1910 - b52 [?] -; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: -6 [?] [faded]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: oc [?] [faded]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: B. 5 [faded]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: M [?]; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: B-23 [upside down]

Markings

NGA stamp (not Rosenwald)

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q18338549

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