The Mocking of Christ

probably c. 1509/1510

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a group of figures in a dramatic scene. The drawing uses an intricate interplay of lines and hatching to create depth and texture. In the foreground, there are several figures engaged in a dynamic interaction. The central figure is playing a musical instrument. Surrounding figures are either listening intently or gesturing towards the central figure. The setting appears to be indoors with an arched doorway in the background. Shadows and light play an important role in the drawing, emphasizing the expressions and mood conveyed by the postures and gestures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

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

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3646

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 139

  • Series Title

    The Small Woodcut Passion

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.

Inscriptions

in block, botom left, on ground: AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: 627; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B 30; verso, bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: 15

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q18338594

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