DÜRER, ALBECHT.

Die Auferstehung Christi. (The resurrection of Jesus Christ).

      SINGLE LEAF. - Original woodcut from 'Die grosse Passion' (The Large Passion). A fair impression after the 1511 text edition, this copy without text, closely trimmed to the image. With a few wormholes; at some places neatly repaired, somewhat browned. Dated 1510 and with monogram signature at the bottom of the block. Image size 39 x 27,7 cm. The woodcut shows Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day after his Crucifixion. Dürer shows him floating above the tomb while the guards sleep. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), a native of Nurnberg in Germany, was one of the most learned of the Renaissance artists and ranked among the great minds of Humanism. His paintings and woodcuts include examples of the splendour of creation and skilled portrayals of biblical narratives. Durer began the Large Passion about 1496-97. Over the next few years, Durer added six additional woodcuts, and the seven were sold as single sheets. Durer returned to the series about 1510, adding 4 more woodcuts, and published the series with a frontispiece and a Latin text by Benedictus Chelidonius printed on the verso of the prints in 1511. Bartsch 15.