Christ before Herod | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G4430
People: Albrecht Dürer, German (Nuremberg 1471 - 1528 Nuremberg)
Title: Christ before Herod
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Small Woodcut Passion
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1509
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/273690

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 12.4 x 9.5 cm (4 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: on tablet in foreground to left of center, woodcut artist's monogram and date printed in black ink: 1509 / AD
inscription: verso, graphite: 17 [corrected from 16]
inscription: verso, text printed with type in black ink: De Iesu...scelus omnia:
collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite: GRAY COLLECTION, / 4430 / HARVARD COLLEGE. [within an oval borderline (Lugt 4836)]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: with text
Edition: 1511
Standard Reference Number: Bartsch 32, Meder 141

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number: G4430
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

Verification Level

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