The bearing of the Cross

Albrecht Dürer
Germany
1471 – 1528

The bearing of the Cross
plate 21 from the 'Small Passion'
1509; published 1511
woodcut on paper
Place made
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
Medium
woodcut on paper
Dimensions
12.7 x 9.6 cm (image)
14.0 x 11.0 cm (sheet)
Credit line
Bequest of David Murray 1908
Accession number
084G1106
Signature and date
Signed and dated, in block, l.r. "1509/ AD" the initials in monogram.
Provenance
David Murray (b.1829 - d.1907), Adelaide
Catalogue raisonne
B.37 ; M.146 (text edition 1511) ; Holl/G 146(b); S.W. 122; TIB v.10, p.293, .237 (Latin book edition 1511)
Media category
Print
Collection area
European prints
Image credit
Photo: AGSA

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