Engraved copies of The Little Passion
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
For the whole series: plate circa : 5 x 3 13/16 in. (12.7 x 9.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.139
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department will delight in *Engraved Copies of The Little Passion*, a series meticulously reproduced by Dutch engraver Abraham Waes after Albrecht Dürer's iconic woodcut originals. Dürer, a cornerstone of the Northern Renaissance, *The Little Passion* around 1509 as a set of 37 scenes from Christ's final days, blending profound religious narrative with exquisite technical mastery. Waesberge's undated engravings capture this devotion, featuring Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and angels in intimate vignettes sized at approximately 5 x 3⅞ inch...
About the Artist
Abraham Waesberge|Albrecht Dürer (German|Dutch) · 1471 | –1528 |
German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg|Dutch