DÜRER, Albrecht: Small Passion: 8. The Last Supper

The Last Supper Dürer's depiction of Christ's final meal with his apostles forms part of his ambitious *Small Passion* series—a remarkable cycle of 37 woodcuts created around 1511 that distills the life of Christ into intensely dramatic moments. German Renaissance artists were captivated by biblical narrative, and Dürer's technical mastery of the woodcut medium allowed him to render extraordinary detail and emotional intensity despite the small scale of these prints. This intimate composition captures the psychological turbulence of the moment—apostles react with shock and betrayal as Christ announces his impending death, transforming a sacred ritual into a deeply human drama.