Death in the European Middle Ages

Zoan Andrea; Andrea Mantegna; Italian
Descent into Limbo
engraving on laid paper
16 in x 12 3/16 in (40.64 cm x 30.96 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Left and right sides of print are seperated by an herm. The left side of the print is a darkened pseudo-interior, with light illimunating two female figures and dead lambs. The right side of the print is set in front of a barn(?) and features figures reacting to the body of a deceased woman in the foreground. BL 2/28/18
Marcantonio Raimondi
The Plague
engraving on paper
7 4/5 in x 9 15/16 in (19.84 cm x 25.24 cm);14 ⅜ in x 19 3/10 in (36.51 cm x 49.05 cm)
Museum Purchase
Woodcut unevenly trimmed with a clean image; some broken lines in light rays (left and right top) and dark folds of clothing.
Albrecht Dürer
Descent of the Holy Ghost
woodcut on paper
5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.34 x 10.16 cm);5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.34 x 10.16 cm);5 x 3 3/4 in. (12.7 x 9.53 cm)
Gift of J. Frederick Hoffman
Woodcut print with some distortion/fading in lines in upper right corner (hilt of sword, trumpet, light rays); broken lines near right arm of Christ; text visable through paper.
Albrecht Dürer
The Last Judgment
woodcut on paper
5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.34 x 10.16 cm);5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.34 x 10.16 cm)
Gift of J. Frederick Hoffman
Albrecht Dürer
Betrayal of Christ, Plate 3 from the engraved Passion
engraving on paper
4 5/8 in x 2 15/16 in (11.75 cm x 7.46 cm)
Bequest of the Estate of David Caldwell Leedy
Albrecht Dürer
Bearing the Cross, Plate 10 from the engraved Passion
engraving on paper
4 5/8 in x 2 15/16 in (11.75 cm x 7.46 cm)
Bequest of the Estate of David Caldwell Leedy
Albrecht Dürer
Christ Before Pilate, from "Small Engraved Passion"
engraving on paper
4 5/8 x 3 in. (11.75 x 7.62 cm);4 5/8 x 3 in. (11.75 x 7.62 cm)
Gift of J. Frederick Hoffman
Albrecht Dürer
Entry into Jerusalem, from the Small Passion
woodcut on laid paper
8 1/2 x 5 13/16 in. (21.43 x 14.76 cm);19 3/8 x 14 3/8 in. (49.21 x 36.51 cm)
Gift of the Estate of Beatrice Bishop Berle
Albrecht Dürer
The Annunciation, from the Life of the Virgin
woodcut on laid paper
11 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (29.53 x 21.27 cm);22 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (56.2 x 46.04 cm)
Gift of the Friends of the Museum of Art in memory of Helen B. Hall, Curator Emeritus
Albrecht Dürer
The Small Passion. Ecce Homo-Christ Shown to the People
woodcut on paper
5 x 3 7/8 in. (12.7 x 9.84 cm);5 x 3 7/8 in. (12.7 x 9.84 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm);7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.05 x 13.97 cm)
Museum Purchase
Albrecht Dürer
Christ Before Caiaphas; from the 'Engraved Passion'
engraving on paper
4 ½ in x 2 4/5 in (11.43 cm x 7.14 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm)
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Wenzel Olmütz
The Sea Monster
engraving on paper
10 ⅜ in x 7 ⅛ in (26.35 cm x 18.1 cm);19 ¼ in x 14 ¼ in (48.89 cm x 36.2 cm);10 11/16 in x 7 ⅝ in (27.15 cm x 19.37 cm)
Museum Purchase

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The Plague (1960/2.131)
The Last Judgment (2007/2.131)
The Sea Monster (1970/1.184)

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