book; print

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

Object Type: book; print
Museum number: 1895,0122.615
Title: Series: Large Passion
Description: Tenth plate from a series of twelve woodcuts printed by Hieronymus Höltzel in Nuremberg in 1511; in the foreground the dead Christ is lying on the ground, supported by St John, lamented by a group of women; the crown of thorns is to His feet; the the left background is the scene of the Crucifixion, with Latin letterpress text on the verso. 1497-1500 Woodcut
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1497-1500
Production place: Published in: Nuremberg
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 393 millimetres; Width: 282 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: This is the tenth plate from a complete edition of the series printed by Hieronymus Höltzel, Nuremberg, 1511. It consists of a title-page and 11 illustrations, all with Latin text in letterpress on the verso. This copy is bound together with the series 'Life of the Virgin' (1895-1-22-641 to 660) and the second Latin edition of the 'Apocalypse' series (1895-1-22-580 to 595). For further information see 1895-1-22-618 (Meder 113.2).
Bibliographic references: Meder 1932 / Dürer Katalog (122) (1511 Latin edition); Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (VII.117.13); Dodgson 1903, 1911 / Catalogue of Early German and Flemish Woodcuts in the BM, 2 vols (I.262.5); Schoch 2001-04 / Albrecht Dürer, das druckgraphische Werk. 3 vols I Intaglio, II Woodcuts, III Book illustrations (II.162)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Jesus Christ; Representation of: St John the Evangelist; Associated with: Benedict Schwalbe
Associated titles
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1895
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1895,0122.615

Free entry

Opening hours