Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528
Germany

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THE NAILING TO THE CROSS

Circa 1509

Sheet 23 from the series “The Small Passion”

With monogram

Woodcut

127×98 mm

Impression in the Museum collections

Late 16th – early 17th century

No watermark

Provenance:

Vyazemsky-Sheremetev’s family collection;
Ostafyevo Estate Museum since 1918;
in the Museum since 1930

Inv. Г-81071

Comments:

the impression is without text, on thick dense paper with large margins. The quality of paper is the same as in Inv. Г-81069; it permits to date this impression to the same time, the early 17th century

Other impressions in the Museum collections:

Inv. Г-5355, on paper without watermarks, without text. Is similar to a copy by Mommard (M. 148, Kopie)