Antique Master Print-LITTLE-PASSION-CHRIST-MOTHER-MARIA-Waesberge-Durer-17th c.

Christ greets his mother Mary, who is kneeling in front of a lectern. This print is part of the print series ‘The Little Passion’, consisting of a title print and 36 biblical scenes (mainly from the Passion).

Made by Abraham Waesberge after Albrecht Durer.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 9.7 x 12.7 cm (3.82 x 5 inch).

Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

LITTLE-PASSION-CHRIST-MOTHER-MARIA | PCO-C44-29

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Bartsch 46

Meder 155-Vor dem Text.

Biography engraver: Abraham Waesberge (1602-1672) was a publisher and art dealer of Rotterdam active in 1630-1640.

Biography artist: Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), sometimes spelled in English as Durer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, D?rer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in contact with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini, and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I.