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Christ Tells His Disciples of the Last Judgment

published 1630

Christoph Murer

Associated Names

Christoph Murer

Artist, Swiss, 1558 - 1614

This is a drawing of figures rising from the ground. The drawing depicts multiple human figures emerging from a mass of bones and earth. The central figure, with long flowing hair and beard, is kneeling and seems to be addressing the sky, where rays of light descend from the clouds. The other figures around him are in various poses of ascent and movement. The scene is detailed with intricate use of lines to create texture and depth. The sky is filled with clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut on laid paper
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund)
Dimensions

sheet: 10.5 x 14.5 cm (4 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1984.35.6
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 81
Series Title

Biblia Sacra

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2007

The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

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

Inscriptions

lower right in plate Stimmer-Murer monogram: STM (Nagler Mon. V, 324)

Wikidata ID

Q74065565

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