The Deposition

c. 1497

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a group of people gathered around a central figure. The drawing is intricately detailed in a monochromatic color scheme. The scene features various expressions and interactions among the figures, set against a mountainous landscape with trees and a sky. A crucifix can be seen in the far left of the composition. The style resembles that of Albrecht Dürer, showing detailed linework and a blend of movement and stillness within a historical or religious context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 38.7 × 27.7 cm (15 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3570

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 123

  • Series Title

    The Large Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

August Artaria [1807-1893], Vienna (Lugt 33). Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1965

  • Selected 15th Century Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1965, no. 36.

1971

  • Prints by Albrecht Durer, Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, 1971, no cat.

1986

  • Woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer: An Exhibition of Print Connoisseurship, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, Atlanta, GA, 1986, no. 11B, 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. 2: no. 163.

Inscriptions

verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: La Sepulture / B. No. 12; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: C 3527; bottom right, in graphite by a later hand: c. 9405

Watermarks

name of Mary (Meder 316)

Wikidata ID

Q18338557

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