The Resurrection

1510

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a central figure rising amidst a group of sleeping soldiers. The drawing depicts an illuminated, majestic figure at the center, draped in flowing garments and holding a staff with a banner. This figure stands on a platform or stone slab that has cracked open, surrounded by rays of light. Around the central figure are several armored soldiers resting in various positions. Detailed embellishments and broad strokes highlight the texture of their armor and the folds of their garments. The scene includes clouds and cherubic figures above. Detailed shading and intricate linework define the texture and depth of the entire image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/block: 39.2 × 27.8 cm (15 7/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.9 × 29.6 cm (16 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3625

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 124

  • Series Title

    The Large Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Franz Jozef von Enzenberg [1802-1879], Innsbruck. Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), purchased 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, 14 venue touring exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, KY; Grand Rapids Art Gallery, MI; Time, Inc., New York, NY; Washington County Museum, Hagerstown, MD; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO; Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA; Wells College, Aurora, NY; Mississippi Art Association, Jackson, MS; Calgary Allied Arts Centre, Alberta, Canada; Edmonton Art Gallery, Alberta, Canada; Sackville Art Association, New Brunswick, Canada; and Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada), 1957-1960, no cat.

1967

  • Master Prints on Biblical Themes, Sloan Galleries at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, 1967, no cat.

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 7.

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. 165.

Inscriptions

verso, upper left, in graphite by a later hand: 15; upper left, in red crayon by a later hand: 170; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B 15; bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: 15

Watermarks

name of Mary (Meder 316)

Wikidata ID

Q18338559

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