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The Circumcision - Albrecht Dürer
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A masterful woodcut from the Life of the Virgin series, depicting the ritual circumcision of Jesus with exceptional detail and technical precision.
The Circumcision is a woodcut from the Life of the Virgin series, a project Albrecht Dürer worked on between 1500 and 1511. This particular print demonstrates the technical mastery Dürer brought to the medium of woodcut, moving beyond the simple outlines of his predecessors to create complex tonal variations and spatial depth.
The scene depicts the ritual circumcision of the infant Jesus within a temple setting. Dürer fills the composition with a dense crowd of figures, each rendered with individualised facial expressions and period-appropriate attire. The artist employs a variety of hatching techniques to define the folds of heavy garments and the textures of the architectural elements. Above the central group, an elaborate, scrolling decorative structure adorns the archway, showing the influence of late Gothic ornamentation.
To the left, a figure stands holding a tall staff, acting as a visual anchor that guides the viewer into the crowded interior. The perspective is carefully constructed, drawing the eye toward the central action where the priest performs the rite. Dürer includes his well-known monogram, the AD tablet, in the lower right corner, a mark of his professional identity. The print is notable for its balance between the crowded, busy nature of the temple scene and the clear, rhythmic arrangement of the figures. It remains a primary example of how Dürer elevated the woodcut from a functional illustrative tool to a sophisticated medium capable of conveying narrative drama and human emotion. The work reflects the artist's interest in both the human condition and the rigorous application of perspective, which he studied extensively during his travels in Italy.
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Every Solis piece is made to order with archival, gallery-quality materials built to last.
- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
- Handle prints with clean, dry hands
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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The Circumcision - Albrecht Dürer
Ordinarie pris
Från £28.00 GBP
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Från £28.00 GBP
Ordinarie pris
Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Albrecht Durer
Dürer brought the Italian Renaissance to northern Europe and took northern European printmaking to Italy. He went both ways. He visited Venice twice (1494-95 and 1505-07) and absorbed the colour, light, and anatomical precision of Bellini and Mantegna. He brought back a confidence in the human figure that German art had not previously possessed. In return, he showed the Venetians what could be done with a woodcut and an engraving burin.
He was born in Nuremberg, the son of a Hungarian goldsmith. He trained as a goldsmith himself before apprenticing with the painter and printmaker Michael Wolgemut. The metalwork training gave him the manual precision that made his prints extraordinary. Melencolia I, Knight, Death and the Devil, and Saint Jerome in His Study, all made between 1513 and 1514, are among the finest engravings ever produced. The density of cross-hatching, the control of tonal gradation, the rendering of fur, feathers, and stone: these are virtuoso performances in a medium that most artists treated as reproductive.
He drew a rhinoceros from a description and a sketch sent by letter. He had never seen one. Dürer's Rhinoceros (1515) is anatomically wrong in several respects (the animal has an extra horn and armour plating) but it remained the standard European image of a rhinoceros for three centuries.
He was one of the first artists to paint self-portraits as a primary subject. The Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight (1500) shows him facing the viewer directly, with long hair and a fur coat, in a pose traditionally reserved for Christ. It was either an act of supreme confidence or deliberate blasphemy. Probably both.
He was born in Nuremberg, the son of a Hungarian goldsmith. He trained as a goldsmith himself before apprenticing with the painter and printmaker Michael Wolgemut. The metalwork training gave him the manual precision that made his prints extraordinary. Melencolia I, Knight, Death and the Devil, and Saint Jerome in His Study, all made between 1513 and 1514, are among the finest engravings ever produced. The density of cross-hatching, the control of tonal gradation, the rendering of fur, feathers, and stone: these are virtuoso performances in a medium that most artists treated as reproductive.
He drew a rhinoceros from a description and a sketch sent by letter. He had never seen one. Dürer's Rhinoceros (1515) is anatomically wrong in several respects (the animal has an extra horn and armour plating) but it remained the standard European image of a rhinoceros for three centuries.
He was one of the first artists to paint self-portraits as a primary subject. The Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight (1500) shows him facing the viewer directly, with long hair and a fur coat, in a pose traditionally reserved for Christ. It was either an act of supreme confidence or deliberate blasphemy. Probably both.
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