The Descent from the Cross, from "The Small Passion"

ca. 1509

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.8 x 9.7 cm)
Collection no.: 1975.653.48
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Albrecht Dürer. The Descent from the Cross, from "The Small Passion". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Descent from the Cross, from "The Small Passion" — Albrecht Dürer. ca. 1509.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.8 x 9.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1975.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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