Christ Bearing the Cross
Christ Bearing the Cross

Currently not on view

Christ Bearing the Cross,

1509

Albrecht Dürer, 1471–1528; born and died Nuremberg, Germany; active Venice, Italy, and Nuremburg
x1958-24

Information

Title
Christ Bearing the Cross
Dates

1509

Maker
Albrecht Dürer
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 12.7 × 9.8 cm (5 × 3 7/8 in.) sheet: 13.2 × 10 cm (5 3/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John P. Poe, Class of 1922, in memory of Albert M. Friend, Jr., Class of 1915
Object Number
x1958-24
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Nuremburg

Inscription
Date and monogram in plate, lower right corner: 1509 / AD
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 37; Dodgson 81; Hollstein 146; Meder 146; Schoch 207
Culture
European, German
Type
woodcuts, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
passion, men, figures (representations), women, Christ

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