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Albrecht Dürer
The Engraved Passion1507-1513

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Engraving of a near-nude male figure crowned with thorns, holding reeds, flanked by an arch and column, with two figures kneeling lower left; dated 1509 with AD monogram
Engraving depicting a robed bearded figure standing with arms raised toward a winged angel holding a cross in radiant clouds above, while three figures recline and sleep on rocky ground below; fine cross-hatched linework; monogram tablet dated 1508 at lower right.
Engraving depicting a densely packed crowd scene with armed soldiers bearing spears and torches; a bearded figure in white stands at center while another figure falls to the ground at lower left, sword raised overhead; date 1508 and monogram visible at lower right.
Engraving depicting a bearded figure in chains flanked by armored soldiers with halberds, standing before a seated official in elaborate robes and headwear, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines.
Engraving depicting a group of armored soldiers and robed figures gathered beneath a stone archway, with spears and a city visible in the background; finely cross-hatched lines render textures of chainmail, fabric, and a fluted column at right.
Engraving depicting three figures near a stone column; a central bare-backed male figure bound at the wrists is flanked by two men raising rods to strike, with a crowd of onlookers behind. Fine cross-hatched linework throughout; a tablet with the date 1512 and monogram appears in the upper left corner.
Engraving depicting a seated, crowned male figure holding a reed, surrounded by standing and kneeling figures, one raising a rod overhead; fine crosshatched linework; monogram tablet at lower left, date tablet at upper right.
Engraving depicting a bound, nearly bare figure wearing a crown of thorns standing on steps before a turbaned figure gesturing toward robed and armored onlookers; fine cross-hatched linework with a monogram at lower center.
Engraving dated 1512 with monogram at top right; a kneeling armored figure faces a seated older man holding a platter, surrounded by soldiers, with a detailed cityscape and hillside in the background; fine crosshatching throughout
Engraving depicting a bearded, crown-of-thorns-wearing central figure carrying a large wooden cross, surrounded by armored soldiers and robed figures, rendered in fine hatched lines with a monogrammed tablet dated 1512 in the upper right corner.
Engraving of the Crucifixion; a male figure on a cross with 'INRI' tablet above, flanked by robed mourning figures at left and a young figure in light robes at right, with armored soldiers behind; skull at the base of the cross; fine cross-hatched linework; dated 1511 at lower left.
Engraving depicting a lamentation scene: a bearded male figure reclines on the ground supported by a seated woman in a white head covering, while a long-haired woman raises a vessel overhead behind them, and a turbaned figure looks on. A ladder rises at left, a crown of thorns and inscribed tablet lie in the foreground. Fine crosshatching with dense detail throughout.
Engraving depicting multiple figures gathered around a stone slab, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines. Foreground figures in Renaissance dress lean over a recumbent body; additional figures stand behind in a rocky setting with gnarled trees.
Engraving framed by a stone arch, dated 1512, depicting three nude or partially draped figures amid scattered bones and a serpentine creature at lower left, with a winged demon perched at upper right and radiating light at center background; fine hatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a bearded, haloed male figure rising above a stone sarcophagus, arms raised, holding a staff, with radiating light behind him. Four armored soldiers collapse and cower around the base. Monogram and date tablet visible at lower right.
Engraving depicting five figures in an architectural setting: a gaunt man crouches on the ground at lower left, while robed and bearded men gesture toward two standing figures in draped cloaks at right, rendered with fine cross-hatched lines. Monogram and date visible at upper left.
Artist or Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Title
The Engraved Passion
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1507-1513
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 3 in. (12.07 x 7.62 cm) each
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Fund
Accession Number
M.70.68.1-.16
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.
  • Meder, Joseph. Dürer-Katalog, ein handbuch über Albrecht Dürers stiche, radierungen, Holzschnitte, deren zustände, ausgaben und wasserzeichen. Germany, Wien: Gilhofer & Rauschburg, 1932.