Pilate Turning Christ Over to the Mob
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
(German, 1471-1528)
CultureGerman
Date1471-1528
MediumWoodcut on heavy laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 13/16 x 10 1/8 in. (40.1 x 25.8 cm)
Overall, Plate: 17 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (44.7 x 28.2 cm)
Overall, Plate: 17 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (44.7 x 28.2 cm)
InscribedDurer monogram right of center above bottom edge.
Credit LineBequest of Goldsborough Serpell
Object number46.76.105
Not on view
DescriptionThe Roman governor Pontius Pilate offered to spare Christ's life and release him. Here, the hostile mob insist that he is to be crucified. Published ReferencesVarious authors based on Adam van Bartsch's (1757-1821), _The Illustrated Bartsch_ Joseph Meder, _Dürer-Katalog, Ein Handbuch Über Albrecht Dürers Stiche, Radierungen, Holzschnitte, Deren Zustande, Ausgaben Und Wasserzeichen_ (Vienna: Verlag Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1932)
