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The Last Supper
Dürer, Albrecht, born 1471 - died 1528 - Enlarge image
The Last Supper
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
Nuremberg (made)
- Date:
1510 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Dürer, Albrecht, born 1471 - died 1528 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Woodcut on paper
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Miss G. E. Carthew
- Museum number:
E.703-1940
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case EW, shelf 143, box M
This print is one of a set of 12 woodcuts that tell the story of the Crucifixion and Passion of Christ. The German painter and printmaker Albrecht Dürer transformed the narrative and expressive potential of printmaking. His 'Large Passion' series is a vivid and animated rendering of the gospel story.
In this scene Christ’s disciples react to his pronouncement, ‘One of you will betray me – one who is eating with me’. Judas (in the right foreground) turns his face away and clutches a purse containing the thirty silver coins he has been paid to hand Christ over to his enemies. The knife on his plate points ominously towards Christ.