Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

probably c. 1509/1510

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a figure pointing and surrounded by a group of people with palm branches. The scene captures a detailed and intricate line drawing, showcasing a central figure with a halo amidst a crowd. The architectural elements in the background include arches and curved walls, with foliage adding a naturalistic touch. The drawing style suggests a narrative or historical representation with fine linework and attention to the expressions and gestures of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to block): 12.7 x 9.8 cm (5 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3638

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 130

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph Daniel Böhm [1794-1865], Vienna (Lugt 271); Robert Scholtz [1834-1912], Budapest (Lugt 2241); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1940; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1956

  • The Life of Christ in Prints, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1956-1957, no cat.

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. 191.

Inscriptions

in block, top right, on city gate: AD [artist's monogram] [reversed D]; verso, lower right, in graphite by a later hand: 627; verso, lower left, in graphite by a later hand: B22; verso, bottom right, in graphite by a later hand: 7

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q18338585

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