The Mass of Saint Gregory

1511

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a religious scene with detailed figures and symbols. The drawing depicts an altar where an individual is kneeling in prayer or reverence, while another figure appears to be directing attention to a figure of significant religious importance. An arrangement of ladders, candles, and symbols surrounds the altar. A central figure takes a prominent place, and an angelic being is portrayed amongst clouds in the background. Various religious and ceremonial elements are depicted, including ornate robes, a chalice, and a crucifix. The drawing is intricately detailed, emphasizing lines and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 30 × 20.8 cm (11 13/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.1 × 21 cm (11 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3673

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 226

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Memory and the Middle Ages, Museum of Art, Boston College, 1995.

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.

1995

  • Netzer, Nancy and Reinburg, Virginia. Memory and the Middle Ages, Boston College Museum of Art, 1995: no. 28.

2001

  • Schoch, Rainer, Mattihas Mende, and Anna Scherbaum. Albrecht Dürer: Das druckgraphische Werk. Munich, 2001: vol. 2: no. 230.

2019

  • Stoenescu, Livia. The Pictorial Art of El Greco: Transmaterialities, Temporalities, and Media. Amsterdam, 2019: 162-163, color fig. 64.

Wikidata ID

Q18339745

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