The Last Supper

1523

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

Thirteen men are portrayed in a woodcut style. They are sitting around a long table. The central figure has long hair, a beard, and a circle above his head. The others have varying facial expressions and wear robes reminiscent of historical or religious attire. Wine glasses and a bowl are on the table. The room has a textured wall with a small window. Under the table, there is a basket with bread and a plate with the year "1523" and "AD" inscribed on it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    image/block: 21.3 × 30.3 cm (8 3/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 31.7 cm (9 1/16 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 184

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Vincent Mayer [1831-1918], New York (Lugt 2525). Wiliam Goodwin Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • Faith and Humanism: Engravings and Woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE, 2002-2003, no. 36 (p. 113).

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.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 259.

2002

  • Faith and Humanism: Engravings and Woodcuts by Albrecht Durer. Exh. cat. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2002-2003, no.36.

Inscriptions

verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B-25 [upside down]; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B.53

Markings

verso, lower left: NGA stamp

Watermarks

bull's head and caduceus

Wikidata ID

Q18339690

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