The Trinity

1511

Albrecht Dürer

Associated Names
Albrecht Dürer

Artist, German, 1471 - 1528

This is a drawing of a celestial scene with figures among clouds, held aloft by angels. The figures are seated on clouds with a dove in the sky above them. Rays of light emanate from behind one of the central figures. Below, clouds are stylized with faces blowing winds. The composition is intricately detailed, with emphasis on the flowing garments and the serene expressions of the winged figures surrounding the central group.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.7 x 28.6 cm (15 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3674

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meder, no. 187

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Prints by Albrecht Dürer, University of Kansas Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS, 1960, no. 8.

1964

  • Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1964, no catalogue.

1965

  • Master Prints, William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, PA, 1965-1966.

1971

  • Prints by Albrecht Durer, Birmingham Museum of Art, 1971.

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. 231.

Wikidata ID

Q64952814

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