The Deposition

c. 1497

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

The image is a black and white woodcut print showing a group of people surrounding the body of a man. The man is supported by the others and is mostly unclothed. The figures around him have detailed facial expressions and wear various garments, such as long flowing clothes, head coverings, and veils. Some individuals have facial hair, while others wear elaborate headscarves. One figure holds a decorative jug. In the background, there is a hill with a cross and a figure nailed to it. The landscape includes hills, trees, and mountain peaks under a shaded sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/block: 38.3 × 27.6 cm (15 1/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 29.2 cm (15 7/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3623

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 123

  • 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

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, upper left, in graphite by a later hand: 13; upper left, in red crayon by a later hand: 169; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B 12; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: 14

Watermarks

imperial orb (Meder 53)

Wikidata ID

Q18338557

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