Object Notes

The exact subject of this puzzling image remains unclear. Albrecht Dürer simply called it "Das Meerwunder" ("The Sea Monster") in his diary.

Christ Crowned with Thorns is part of the series known as the Small Woodcut Passion.

Unlike the other prints in The Engraved Passion series, the frontispiece does not depict a specific scene from the Gospels; instead, this image represents the collective suffering Jesus endured. It may refer to scenes from Passion pla

This energetic composition is one of Albrecht Dürer's earliest independent woodcuts. Its subject is inscribed on the scroll shown on the upper edge, "Ercules." Cacus was a fierce warrior who robbed Hercules of cattle while he slept.

In this episode of the Passion, Jesus is brought by a crowd to Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea. Pilate is dressed in Oriental costume and stands atop a complex of stairs; to the left an armed crowd holds Jesus captive, and to the right a man lists his crimes.