Christ Carrying the Cross

1512

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing featuring several figures in a dynamic scene. Some figures wear armor and helmets, wielding weapons, while a central figure carries a cross. Other individuals surround the central figure, engaging in various actions. The drawing is detailed, with intricate linework defining the characters' features and expressions. Vertical lines in the background hint at architectural elements. The overall tone of the drawing is intense, depicting a moment of tension and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip Hofer

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 11.6 × 7.4 cm (4 9/16 × 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.3.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 12

  • Series Title

    The Engraved Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philip Hofer [1898 - 1984], Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA (Lugt 1932d), 1941.

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. 1: no. 54.

Inscriptions

in plate at top right, on tablet: 1512 / AD [artist's monogram]; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: C.16318; verso, lower center, in graphite by a later hand: B.12; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B-286 [upside down]; verso, bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: P17653

Markings

NGA stamp (not Rosenwald)

Watermarks

none visible

Wikidata ID

Q18338460

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