Art, literature & history
Christ Disputing with Doctors
c. 1503–1504
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- woodcut
- Collection no.
- 1959.99.16
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Albrecht Dürer. Christ Disputing with Doctors. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Christ Disputing with Doctors — Albrecht Dürer. c. 1503–1504.
Medium: woodcut. Dimensions: .
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
These two woodcuts (1959.99.16-17) feature events that overlap in both Mary’s and Jesus’s lives. The first is a scene in which Mary finds Jesus, after days of searching, speaking from behind a lectern to the temple’s elders. The second refers to the the moment Mary was forced to say goodbye to her son as he leaves for Jerusalem and ultimately on to the events of his Passion. This print represents the most sorrowful episode of the series as Mary kneels, beseeching Jesus to stay.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.