Christ Carrying the Cross

c. 1498/1499

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a painting of a crowded scene with multiple figures, an architectural backdrop, and a landscape. The image is in black and white, possibly a woodcut or engraving, showing figures in different costumes and actions. The central figures are connected through expressions and gestures. A large, arched gateway is on the left, leading to a fortified structure, with other towers in the background. The composition features detailed costumes and intricate details, including headgear and armor. The scene is rich in movement and narrative, with flora in the foreground and a small animal, possibly a dog. This style resembles that of Albrecht Dürer.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/block: 38.8 × 28.3 cm (15 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 41 × 29.7 cm (16 1/8 × 11 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3620

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 119

  • 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

1970

  • Albrecht Dürer, 1471-1528: A Study Exhibition of Print Connoisseurship, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1970-1971, no. 36A.

1971

  • Dürer in America: His Graphic Work, NGA, 1971, no. 128, repro.

1986

  • Woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer: An Exhibition of Print Connoisseurship, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, Atlanta, GA, 1986, no. 8, 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. 160.

Inscriptions

verso, upper left, in graphite by a later hand: 10; upper left, in red crayon by a later hand: 165; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B 10; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: 10

Watermarks

imperial orb (Meder 53)

Wikidata ID

Q18338554

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