Caption
Resurrection of Christ, Passio Christi Ab Alberto Durer Nurenburgensi Effigiata, The Little Passion, print, album page, Christ standing before his grave, a staff with a banner in his hand, surrounded by sleeping soldiers. Print is part of an album., printmaker, after print by, publisher, The Hague, paper, engraving, engraving pasted on album page, height 130 mm x width 101 mm, Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave, often combined with sleeping and, or frightened soldiers, A central robed figure stands barefoot with long hair and a beard, a radiant halo of lines surrounding the head, holding a tall staff topped with a cross-like shape and raising one hand in a gesture; draped cloth covers parts of the torso and falls in folds, and figures in armor and helmets recline and kneel around the central figure, some holding spears and shields, one wearing a plumed helmet and another with a round shield and helmeted head turned upward; a flagged banner and a fallen coffin-like box appear near the left, with scattered armor pieces and weapons nearby; a distant landscape with a rising or setting sun, clouds, and a small group of distant figures is visible behind a fence, and a gnarled tree and rocky formations frame the upper right background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B26_328
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Rights managed
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38.3Mb (9.4Mb) / 10.9in x 13.6in / 3273 x 4094 (300dpi)