Collection Summary
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
Dürer, Albrecht, 1472-1528
Albrecht Dürer Art
Collection
circa 1500s-1900s
45 items
A collection of Renaissance wood
engravings and woodcuts by German printmaker and painter Albrecht Dürer, and copies
of his works by unknown artists made after Dürer’s death. The majority of the works
are of Christian religious subjects including the Passion cycle and the life of the
Virgin Mary.
English
Art Collection AR-00078
Acquisition:
Purchases, 1965, and internal transfers from the James F. Drake, Inc., and Edward
Alexander Parsons Art Collections.
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Biographical Sketch
Albrecht Dürer, born in Nuremberg, Germany, on May 24, 1471, was the son of a master
goldsmith. Beginning at age 15, after he showed an early aptitude for drawing, Durer
studied painting and printing with Michael Wolgemut, the most well-known artist in
Nuremberg. As a young man he traveled abroad for four years, likely visiting
Switerzland, the Netherlands, and Italy, where he sought to study with master
painters, engravers, and printers. He returned to Nuremberg in 1494 and set up his
own workshop, and earned a steady stream of commissions. From 1500 to 1520
the workshop's output was prolific, producing several significant paintings,
altarpieces, woodcuts, and engravings. In the last years of his life, Dürer
concentrated his efforts on writings about human proportion and perspective. Both
the circulation of his prints and his many artistic disciples assured the
continuation of his style and innovations in painting and printmaking long after his
death in Nurmeberg in 1528.
Sources:
DÜRER, Albrecht. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art
Online. Oxford University Press, accessed July 14, 2017,
http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/benezit/B00056308.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of wood engravings and woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer (German,
1471-1528) that date to the Rennaisance period. Also included are copies of his
works made later by unknown artists. The majority of the works are of Christian
religious subjects and iconography, including a full set of Dürer's series "The
Little Passion" and two scenes from his series
The Life of the Virgin. The
collection is divided into two series: I. Works by Durer, and II.
Works by others.
An additional woodcut by Dürer can be found in the Center's Popular Imagery Art Collection (AR-00208).
Index Terms
Subjects
Jesus Christ--Art.
Jesus Christ--Passion.
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.
Portraits.
Places
Jerusalem.
Document Types
Engravings.
Woodcuts.
Etchings.
Item List
Series I. Works by Albrecht Dürer
Dürer, A., Box 1
65.520.5994
Dürer, Albrecht. Joachim and Anna Embracing under the
Golden Gate,
1509.
Wood engraving, 29.5 x 20.8 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 1
65.520.5996
Dürer, Albrecht. Christ Nailed to the Cross,
circa 1500.
Wood engraving, 12.7 x 9.8 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 1
65.520.5997
Dürer, Albrecht. Christ and the Disciples at Emmaus,
circa 1500.
Wood engraving, 12.7 x 9.8 cm.
Series II. Works after Albrecht Dürer
Dürer, A., Box 1
65.520.5719
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Courier,
19th century.
Wood engraving, 11.4 x 8.6 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 1
65.520.5995
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Death of the Virgin,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 29.2 x 20.6 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 1
65.520.5998
I. R., after Albrecht Dürer. The Virgin and Child with a Pear,
1511.
Wood engraving, 15.9 x 11 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 1
75.131
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. St. Eustace,
1500s-1600s.
Etching, 38.1 x 27.3 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.63.1
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. St. Jerome in His Study,
1500s-1600s.
Wood engraving, 26.2 x 19 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.63.2
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Self-Portrait at the age of
thirteen,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 27 x 19 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.1
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Adam and Eve Eating of the Tree of
Knowledge,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.2
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Explusion From Paradise,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.3
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Annunciation,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.4
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Nativity,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.5
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Parting From His Mother,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.6
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Entry Into Jerusalem,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.7
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Cleansing of the Temple,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.8
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Last Supper,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.9
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.10
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Mount of Olives,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.11
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Betrayal,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.12
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Before Pilate,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.13
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Before Caiaphas,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.14
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Mocking,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.15
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Before Herod,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.16
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Before Annas,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.17
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Scourging,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.18
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Crowning With Thorns,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.19
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Presented to the People,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.20
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Pilate Washing His Hands,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.21
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Bearing His Cross,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.22
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. St. Veronica
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.23
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Nailed to the Cross,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.24
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Crucifixion,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.25
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Descent into Hell,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.26
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Taken Down from the Cross,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.27
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Preparation for Burial,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.28
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Entombment,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.29
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Resurrection,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.30
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ Appearing to His Mother,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.31
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ as The Gardener,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.32
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ at Emmaus,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.33
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. Christ and the Twelve,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.34
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Ascension,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.35
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Day of Pentecost,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.
Dürer, A., Box 2
88.64.36
Unknown, after Albrecht Dürer. The Last Judgment,
1500s-1600s.
Woodcut, 12.8 x 9.7 cm.