Albrecht Dürer’s Small Woodcut Passion, created between 1509 and 1510, is a masterful example of early 16th-century German Renaissance graphic arts. This celebrated series is composed of highly detailed, hand-colored woodcuts, currently preserved loose within a distinct red book binding. Dürer utilized the comparatively inexpensive woodcut medium to produce affordable, powerful religious imagery, significantly broadening access to devotional art across Europe. The small scale of the images, designed possibly for intense, personal contemplation, contrasts with the monumental emotional impact of the depicted scenes.
The series focuses on the central narrative of Christ’s suffering, featuring dramatic depictions of Jesus interacting with various Men and Women crucial to the Passion story, from the betrayal through the resurrection. Reflecting the deep religious fervor of the German Renaissance, Dürer’s expressive compositions and masterful use of line imbue the figures with profound psychological intensity. This complete set of prints is permanently housed in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it serves as a critical reference point for the study of graphic technique and early modern religious iconography. As a foundational work of the period, high-resolution reproductions of the Small Woodcut Passion are frequently distributed worldwide through public domain access for academic and artistic study.
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