St Joseph of Arimathea. After Dürer's "Little Passion" series of 37 woodcuts
after Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg 1471 – Nuremberg 1528)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1510 - 1515
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
127 x 99 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.6.91
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_H-3-152
Summary
(Folio 36, recto, lower right print) St Joseph of Arimathea supports the body of Christ at right, on the left St John comforts the Virgin, in the left foreground the Magdalen bending over, her ointment jar standing next to her, in the right foreground a basket with tools and the crown of thorns After Dürer's "Little Passion" series of 37 woodcuts
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Makers and roles
after Albrecht Dürer (Nuremberg 1471 – Nuremberg 1528), creator Marcantonio (1470/1482 - 1527/1534), creator