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Betrayal of Christ (Large Passion)
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1510
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Block: 39.4 x 28.0 cm (15 1/2 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Francis Bullard
Accession NumberM24869
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
In the center of a swarming crowd, Judas plants the kiss that identifies Jesus to the Roman soldiers. In the foreground, Simon Peter draws his sword to attack a Roman servant. In the background, a figure wearing only a linen cloth flees the scene, a detail of the betrayal discussed in the gospel of Mark.
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (relief) 007; Meder 114, before the text edition
Signed
ower left: [Dürer's monogram]
Marks
watermark: monogram of Mary (M. 316]; verso, collector's stamp in purple, lower left, bird facing left with the initials R.F. underneath [R. Fisher; Lugt 2204]; in graphite: a46614; 7; MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: M24869; in graphite: Augsburg [?] a shield
Inscriptionsdated in block, upper left: 1510
ProvenanceR. Fisher (1809-1890, England), sold by Sotheby's May 1892; Francis Bullard (1862-1913, Boston); bequest to the MFA February 1913