The Entombment from "The Small Woodcut Passion" / Albrecht Dürer
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.57
- Title
- The Entombment from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- Nüremberg, 1471-1528
- Medium and Support
- woodcut print on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1509-1511
- Credit Line
- Gift of Prof. Eugene and Mrs. Marie Glysson
- Dimensions
- 12.7 cm x 9.68 cm (5 in. x 3 13/16 in.)
- Century
- Early 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- relief print
- Secondary Object Type
- woodcut
- Physical Description
- A group of four men gently lower a figure into a tomb that is placed parallel to the viewer. To the left is a group of mourners with hands clasped or holding a covered jar. Behind the figures is a rocky landscape with a fence and guard at the gate in the distance at the left. In the rocks of the foreground is a dark opening. At the lower right corner is a circle composed of thorny branches.
- Subject Matter
- After his crucifixion, Christ was buried in a tomb by his followers. The evidence of his Passion can be seen in the wounds in his hand and feet and in the crown of thornes at the foot of the tomb. The Virgin and St. John stand watching while other mourners sit at the far left.
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- bible
- buildings and the land
- death
- funerary structures
- holy figures and saints
- how we live
- religion
- rites of passage
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- subject matter
- themes (religious)
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2084 x 2690
- File Size
- 751 KB
- Record
- 2011/2.57
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.57/2011_2_57.jpg
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"The Entombment from "The Small Woodcut Passion"; Albrecht Dürer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.57/2011_2_57.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
