Christ on the Mount of Olives

1515

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image shows a man kneeling with his body turned slightly to the left. He has long, wavy hair and a beard. His hands are clasped together in front of him. The man is dressed in loose robes. Around him, the land is rocky with scattered vegetation. Behind him to the left, there are two other figures with trees and a path leading into the landscape. In the sky above him, there is a head with flowing hair surrounded by clouds and emanating rays of light toward the man. The background includes a large tree, clouds, and atmospheric details, creating a dramatic setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (iron) on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 22.4 × 15.9 cm (8 13/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3533

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Hollstein & Puppel, Berlin, April 29, 1930, lot 307); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1930; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528: A Study Exhibition of Print Connoisseurship, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, 1970-1971, no. 46A.

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 66, repro.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 10, 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.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 1: no. 80.

Inscriptions

in plate, bottom center: 1515 / AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: B.19.D.32; verso, bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: KK902

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q18338525

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