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The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer1495 - 1496

Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden State Art Museums

Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden State Art Museums
Dresden, Germany

The depiction of the altarpiece The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin is the first major work that Dürer created after he settled in Nuremberg as a master. Its style is still related to the late Gothic tradition. The seven paintings, which show scenes from the life of Christ, were originally mounted on a single panel grouped around the figure of the Mater Dolorosa (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) and presumably formed a winged door of an altarpiece in the Schlosskirche in Wittenberg.

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  • Title: The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin
  • Creator Lifespan: 1471 - 1528
  • Creator Nationality: German
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Nuremberg
  • Creator Birth Place: Nuremberg
  • Date Created: 1495 - 1496
  • Painter: Albrecht Dürer
  • Collection: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery)
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Photograph: Hans Peter Klut/Elke Estel
  • External Link: http://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/de/contents/show?id=292959
Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden State Art Museums

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