Holy Face Held by Two Angels
One of the tours de force of the greatest etcher of the German Renaissance was to have conveyed on paper the texture of the cloth on which Christ’s face left its imprint—a face whose regular features, beard, and long hair comply entirely with tradition. As a sublimated hymn to Christ’s pain, this engraving seems unsurpassable. Even for Rembrandt?
Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528)
1513
Engraving on paper – Monogrammed and dated – Edmond de Rothschild Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre, Paris, 531 LR
1513
Engraving on paper – Monogrammed and dated – Edmond de Rothschild Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre, Paris, 531 LR
© RMN / Thierry Le Mage