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DÜRER, Albrecht: The Large Passion: 7. The Lamentation for Christ

🖼 The Large Passion: 7. The Lamentation for Christ, c. 1497
Woodcut
39 × 28 cm
Vienna, Austria

Grief-stricken figures cluster around Christ's body in angular, expressive poses rendered through precise woodcut lines. Dürer's monumental composition revolutionized Northern European printmaking, combining Italian Renaissance drama with German emotional intensity to create devotional power.

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