Albrecht Dürer, Woodcut collection
This collection contains five woodcuts from Dürer's Small Passion. The Small Passion originally contained thirty-six woodcuts, plus a title page. The five woodcuts in this collection feature events in the life of Christ from the Gospels: the washing of Peter's feet (John 13:1-16), the crowning of thorns (Matthew 27:29; Mark 15:17; John 19:2), the resurrection (Luke 24:1-12; John 20:1-23), the meeting of the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35), and the doubting Thomas episode (John 20:24-29). In the following list of prints, the German title is provided, followed by an English title, the reference numbers in Meder, Hollstein, Bartsch, and Strauss, as well as the size and date. Two additional woodcuts were added to this collection in 2018. This includes The Crucifixion, leaf 8 from the Large Woodcut Passion (Nuremberg, 1511) and a later impression (circa 1580-1600) of The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine (Nuremberg, 1498).
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The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528A depiction of the martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. -
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The Crucifixion
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528A depiction of the crucifixion including Mary in the foreground and angels collecting the blood of Christ. The leaf includes descriptive text on the verso in Latin. -
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Der ungläubige Thomas
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528Thomas touches the pierced side of Jesus while the apostles gather around. -
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Christus in Emaus
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528Albrecht Dürer's woodcut presents Christ seated at the table in Emmaus with the two disciples from the road and two hosts. Christ breaks the bread and thus this image captures the moment just prior to his disappearance from their sight. -
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Die Auferstehung
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528Dürer's depiction of the resurrection of Christ focuses on Matthew's account: Christ emerges from the tomb while the guards shook in fear and became as dead men. -
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Die Dornenkrönung
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528Christ is seated while the guards beat him and apply a crown of thorns to his head, while the Jewish leader look on from the left. -
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Die Fußwaschung
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528Jesus washes Peter's feet in the foreground while in the background the rest of the apostles are contemplating this event.