Christ Before Caiaphas

Date1512

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Dimensions4 1/4 x 5 13/16" (10.8 x 14.8 cm)

Object number2003.028.001

Label TextAlbrecht Durer was the greatest and most innovative printmaker of the Renaissance. A native of Nuremberg, Germany, he had established an international reputation by the beginning of the sixteenth century with the publication of three woodcut series. In Durer's hands the woodcut came to rival the technique of engraving in its subtle modeling and intricate detail. His engravings achieved an even greater refinement in their attention to the modulation of light and shade and meticulous description. The narrative sophistication of his prints repaid extended contemplation on the part of the viewer, and his work was avidly collected by connoisseurs and widely copied by contemporary artists.
Exhibition HistoryInvention and Revival: Northern European Prints, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 12 - May 15, 2005
Old Masters: Highlights of the Works on Paper Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, August 15 - December 6, 2009
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, March - May 2003.
MCCM Newsletter, September - November, 2009.

ProvenanceEx coll. Watson Smith, collected 1920s - 1930s. Thence by descent. Purchased by MCCM from R.E. Lewis & Daughter Original Prints, San Rafael, California.

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