The Resurrection, from "The Small Passion"
ca. 1510
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 5 1/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.8 x 9.7 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
1975.653.51
Tags
Art Historical Context
Albrecht Dürer's *The Resurrection*, from his renowned series *The Small Passion (ca. 1509–1511), captures one of Christianity's most triumphant moments: Christ's rising from the tomb. Created around 1510, this intimate woodcut depicts the resurrected Savior emerging in glory, surrounded by slumbering Roman soldiers clutching weapons and the ominous cross nearby—a vivid reminder of sacrifice and victory. At just 5 x 4, it's designed for personal devotion, allowingpeople to own and meditate on sacred scenes. Dürer, a pinnacle of the Northern Renaissance, revolutionized printmaking with his mas...
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 ...