Introduction

The Face of Christ

For a long time thought to be a masterpiece by Albrecht Dürer, this print is in fact a copy of a woodcut by Hans Sebald Beham, an engraver influenced by Dürer. The antithesis of Rembrandt’s work, it gives an idea of the imagery the Dutch master had to put behind him to develop his own vision of Christ.
Anonymous - After Hans Sebald Beham (1500 – 1550) - After Dürer (1471 – 1528)
1550-1620 ?
Woodcut on paper – H. 48.3 cm; W. 34.5 cm – Edmond de Rothschild Collection, Department of Prints and Drawings, Louvre, Paris, 676 LR
© RMN / Thierry Le Mage