The Betrayal of Christ

1510

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a battle scene. The drawing shows a group of armored soldiers fighting in a chaotic skirmish. A bound figure with a distressed expression is central, surrounded by soldiers wearing various medieval helmets and wielding weapons like swords and spears. The scene is detailed, with expressions of struggle and determination. In the background, there are trees and a tranquil landscape that contrasts with the tumultuous foreground. The drawing is highly detailed with intricate line work and cross-hatching, reminiscent of Albrecht Dürer's style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/block: 39.8 × 28.2 cm (15 11/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.3 × 29.2 cm (16 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3617

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 116

  • Series Title

    The Large Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • Magnifying the Bible through Art, Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, TN, 1958.

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. 116.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 157.

Inscriptions

in block, within image at upper left: 1510; in block, within image at lower left: AD [artist's monogram]; verso, upper left, in graphite by a later hand: 7; verso, upper left, in red pencil by a later hand: 162; verso, lower left in graphite by a later hand: B7

Watermarks

Name of Mary (Meder 316)

Wikidata ID

Q18338551

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