Christ Nailed to the Cross, c. 1513
Albrecht Altdorferexpand_more
Woodcutexpand_more
Gift of Funds from Mrs. Franklin M. Crosby Jr. and the William Hood Dunwoody Fund, 1947expand_more P.12,284
Not on Viewexpand_more
When Albrecht Altdorfer created this woodcut for a tiny book, the Passion had been uppermost in devotions for a full century. The intimate scale makes clear its role in private meditation, as does the brilliantly foreshortened Christ, whose head extends beyond the frame and into the viewer's lap. Such a device was intended to stir pity for, if not complicity in, Christ's death.
Details
- Title
- Christ Nailed to the Cross
- Artist Life
- c. 1480-1538
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.12,284
- Provenance
- d'Arenberg, R. Scholtz, P.J.S.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- B.28, 74
- Curator Approved
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