The mocking of Christ who is seated in center, blindfolded, after Dürer
ca. 1500–1534
Medium
Engraving; second state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 3/16 in. × 4 in. (13.2 × 10.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
Accession Number
17.37.252
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the heart of this intimate engraving, *The Mocking of Christ*, a blindfolded Jesus sits centrally, enduring torment from surrounding figures—a vivid depiction of the Passion drawn from New Testament accounts. Created around 1500–1534, this second state of three captures the raw emotion of Christ's humiliation, with tormentors jeering and striking him, emphasizing themes of suffering and divine endurance that resonated deeply in Renaissance devotion. Italian engraver Marcantonioondi meticulously reproduced this composition after the German master Albrecht Dürer, a pinnacle of Northern Renai...
About the Artist
Marcantonio Raimondi|Albrecht Dürer · 1475–1534
Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480–1534), born near Bologna, Italy, emerged as one of the Renaissance's premier engravers, revolutionizing printmaking through his mastery of reproductive techniques. He trained in the workshop of the goldsmith, painter, and niellist Francesco Francia, whose influence is evident in his early engravings, such as the goldsmith-like shading in *Pyramus and Thisbe* (1505), h...