Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), "The Stations of the Cross, ca. 1497/98"

Woodcut on heavyweight paper, signed in the print : "AD," 47 x 34 cm (sheet), 38.7 x 28.5 cm (print), unframed.

Provenance: private collection, Wrocław

Edition commemorating the 400th anniversary of the creation of this work by the artist, the father of woodcut printing and a magnificent artist. Published by the National German Printing House. 1896. A woodcut from the artist’s series titled “Grosse Passion,” which he created in two phases: the first from 1496 to 1498 , concurrently with “The Apocalypse,” and the second from 1510 to 1511. The woodcuts were produced under the supervision of the Dürer Museum inNuremberg based on the artist’s original works.