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#512

The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin

Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) | Painter

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This painting was probably Dürer’s first commission from the Elector of Saxony, Friedrich the Wise. It was intended for the Castle Church in Wittenberg. The seven scenes from Christ’s Passion were probably grouped around the “Mother of Sorrows” (now held in Munich). A precise reconstruction of the original form of presentation is not possible, however. The small panels had already been separated before they came to Dresden from Wittenberg as part of the estate of Cranach the Younger.

Material & Technique
Oil on softwood panel
Museum
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Dating
1495/96
Inventory number
Gal.-Nr. 1875
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