The Crucifixion, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1509
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/16 x 3 7/8 in. (12.9 x 9.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1975
Accession Number
1975.653.46
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albrecht Dürer's *The Crucifixion*, his renowned series *The Small Passion (ca. 1509), captures the pivotal moment of Christ's death on the cross with dramatic intensity. Created during the Northern Renaissance, this woodcut is part of a 37-print cycle that narrates the Life of Christ compact, emotionally charged scenes. Dürer, a master the German Renaissance, drew from biblical accounts and contemporary devotional art to make sacred stories accessible to everyday viewers, reflecting the era's growing demand for affordable religious imagery amid the Protestant Reformation's stirrings. Printed...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...