The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Christ Taking Leave of His Mother
c. 1504–1505
Location: not on view
Description
These two woodcuts (1959.99.16-17) feature events that overlap in both Mary’s and Jesus’s lives. The first is a scene in which Mary finds Jesus, after days of searching, speaking from behind a lectern to the temple’s elders. The second refers to the the moment Mary was forced to say goodbye to her son as he leaves for Jerusalem and ultimately on to the events of his Passion. This print represents the most sorrowful episode of the series as Mary kneels, beseeching Jesus to stay.- Dürer, Albrecht. The Life of the Virgin. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1959. Reproduced: p. 17, Plate 17 archive.org
- Dürer’s Women: Images of Devotion and Desire. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 28, 2014).CMA 1996: Sets and Series: Five Centuries of Master Prints, February 20-May 5, 1996, no cat.Durer. Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (organizer) (April 6-May 8, 1971).Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 19-March 28, 1971).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1959.99.17