Christ Bearing the Cross | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G4435
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Christ Bearing the Cross
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Small Woodcut Passion
Alternate Title: Bearing of the Cross
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1509
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/273024

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 12.7 x 9.7 cm (5 x 3 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 29 / B. 37
inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: Ad Christi...Orbis in arce.
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / 4435 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: with text
Edition: 1511
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 37, Meder 146

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number: G4435
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Dürer's Passions, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/09/2000 - 12/03/2000
32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/02/2016 - 09/01/2016

Verification Level

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