ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist
Lucas van Leyden
(Netherlandish, 1489/94 - 1533)
Christ as the Man of Sorrows with the Instruments of the Passion
Date1517
MediumEngraving
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions16 1/8" x 1' 8 1/16" (41 x 51 cm)
Object number2003.071.002
Label TextLucas van Leyden, a younger contemporary of Durer with a talent that rivaled the older artist's, also enjoyed great fame in his lifetime. The two seem to have enjoyed a mutual admiration, since it is recorded that they exchanged collections of each other's prints when they met in the Netherlands in 1521. Lucas, like Durer, was known for his original choice of subjects, but his engravings display a more delicate tone and a softer atmosphere than Durer's. His work was also highly prized by both collectors and other artists.Exhibition HistoryInvention and Revival: Northern European Prints, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 12 - May 15, 2005
The Materiality of Devotion: from Manuscript to Print, Pitts Theology Library, December 17, 2018 - March 15, 2019
Published ReferencesMCCM Newsletter, March - May 2004.
ProvenancePossibly ex coll. Richard Holtkott (1866-1950), Bedburg, Germany. Purchased by MCCM from C. & J. Goodfriend Drawings and Prints, New York, New York.
MarkingsWritten on interior of mat, Lucas van Leyden (1494-1533) The Man of Sorrows with Instruments of the Passion (1517) Bartsch 76, New Hollstein 76 a (of b). Ex. collection Holtkott (not in Lugt).
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 76, New Hollstein 76 a (of b)
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