Small Passion

Woodcut series by Albrecht Dürer


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Small Passion is a series of 36 woodcuts and a frontispiece by Albrecht Dürer.[1] One of the best surviving sets is now in the British Museum in London.[2] It was produced in 1511 as a new set of works on Biblical themes and the life and Passion of Christ (its title distinguishes it from his earlier Great Passion) in 1511, the same year as he republished earlier works such as Apocalypse.

List

  1. Frontispiece
  2. Fall of Man
  3. Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise
  4. Annunciation
  5. Nativity of Jesus
  6. Christ Bids Farewell to his Mother
  7. Christ Enters Jerusalem
  8. Christ Drives the Merchants from the Temple
  9. Last Supper
  10. Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet
  11. Agony in the Garden
  12. Christ Arrested
  13. Christ Before Ananias
  14. Christ Before Caiphas
  15. Christ Mocked
  16. Christ Before Pilate
  17. Christ Before Herod
  18. Flagellation
  19. Christ Crowned with Thorns
  20. Ecce homo
  21. Pilate Washes his Hands
  22. Christ Carries his Cross
  23. Veronica and the Sudarium
  24. Christ Nailed to the Cross
  25. Crucifixion
  26. Christ Descends into Limbo
  27. Christ Taken Down from the Cross
  28. Lamentation
  29. Burial of Christ
  30. Resurrection of Christ
  31. Christ Appears to his Mother
  32. Noli me tangere
  33. Supper at Emmaus
  34. Incredulity of Saint Thomas
  35. Ascension
  36. Pentecost
  37. Last Judgement

Gallery

  • Fall of man
    Fall of man
  • Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise
    Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise
  • Annunciation
    Annunciation
  • Nativity
    Nativity
  • Christ Bids Farewell to his Mother
    Christ Bids Farewell to his Mother
  • Christ Enters Jerusalem
    Christ Enters Jerusalem
  • Christ Drives the Merchants from the Temple
    Christ Drives the Merchants from the Temple
  • Last Supper
    Last Supper
  • Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet
    Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet
  • Agony in the Garden
    Agony in the Garden
  • Christ Arrested
    Christ Arrested
  • Christ Before Ananias
    Christ Before Ananias
  • Christ Before Caiaphas
    Christ Before Caiaphas
  • Christ Mocked
    Christ Mocked
  • Christ Before Pilate
    Christ Before Pilate
  • Christ Before Herod
    Christ Before Herod
  • Flagellation
    Flagellation
  • Christ Crowned with Thorns
    Christ Crowned with Thorns
  • Ecce homo
    Ecce homo
  • Pilate Washes his Hands
    Pilate Washes his Hands
  • Christ Carries his Cross
    Christ Carries his Cross
  • Veronica and the Sudarium
    Veronica and the Sudarium
  • Christ Nailed to the Cross
    Christ Nailed to the Cross
  • Crucifixion
    Crucifixion
  • Christ Descends into Limbo
    Christ Descends into Limbo
  • Christ Taken Down from the Cross
    Christ Taken Down from the Cross
  • Lamentation
    Lamentation
  • Burial of Christ
    Burial of Christ
  • Resurrection of Christ
    Resurrection of Christ
  • Christ Appears to his Mother
    Christ Appears to his Mother
  • Noli me tangere
    Noli me tangere
  • Supper at Emmaus
    Supper at Emmaus
  • Incredulity of Saint Thomas
    Incredulity of Saint Thomas
  • Ascension
    Ascension
  • Pentecost
    Pentecost
  • Last Judgement
    Last Judgement

See also

Bibliography

  • (in Italian) Costantino Porcu (ed.), Dürer, Rizzoli, Milano 2004.

References

  1. ^ Hass, Angela (2000). "Two Devotional Manuals by Albrecht Dürer: The "Small Passion" and the "Engraved Passion." Iconography, Context and Spirituality". Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte. 63 (2): 169–230. doi:10.2307/1594938. ISSN 0044-2992.
  2. ^ "Collection search: Small Passion Albrecht Dürer". The British Museum. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
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