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Albrecht Dürer
The Descent from the Crosscirca 1509-1510

Not on view
Woodcut print depicting the descent from the cross, with densely packed figures in heavy black lines, a central armored man lowering a limp body, tools scattered on the ground below
Artist or Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Title
The Descent from the Cross
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1509-1510
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 × 3 7/8 in. (12.7 × 9.84 cm) Image: 5 × 3 7/8 in. (12.7 × 9.84 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean Spencer Felton, M.D.
Accession Number
M.85.93.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.