Christ on the Mount of Olives, from "The Large Passion"
1511
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 17 3/8 x 12 in. (44.1 x 30.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1975
Accession Number
1975.653.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albrecht Dürer's *Christ on the Mount ofives* (1511) is a woodcut from his renowned series *The Large Passion a set of 11 depicting key moments in Christ's suffering. Here, Dürer captures the biblical scene from the Garden of Gethane, where Jesus prays in agony amid sleeping disciples, comforted by an angel. Rendered with dramatic tension, the composition draws viewers into the emotional intensity of the moment, blending profound spirituality with human vulnerability. As a pinnacle of Northern Renaissance printmaking, this woodcut showcases Dürer's revolutionary technique. Unlike earlier coar...
About the Artist
Albrecht Dürer · 1471–1528
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) stands as the preeminent figure of the Northern Renaissance and arguably the most influential artist in the history of printmaking. Born in Nuremberg on May 21, 1471, and dying in the same city on April 6, 1528, Dürer revolutionized the status of the artist in Northern Europe, transforming printmaking from a commercial craft into an independent fine art and establishing ...