Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528
Germany

THE CRUCIFIXION

Circa 1509

Sheet 24 from the series “The Small Passion”

With monogram

Woodcut

127×98 mm

Impression in the Museum collections

1612

No watermark

Provenance:

State Hermitage;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1862;
in the Museum since 1924

Inv. Г-2342

Comments:

the impression is with Italian text on the back; from the 1612 edition

Other impressions in the Museum collections:

1) Inv. Г-81072, on paper with a watermark, but it is strongly trimmed and cannot be identified;

2) Inv. Г-2343, on paper without watermarks, without text. The paper is thick and dense; the plate has gaps in the centre and on the edges.

Both impressions date from the late 16th – early 17th century