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The Betrayal of Christ – Antique Print

The Betrayal of Christ, 1508 — antique engraving
The Betrayal of Christ, 1508. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare antique engraving captures The Betrayal of Christ in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Judas leaning in to kiss Christ in the garden of Gethsemane is the moment this engraving freezes, with armed men pressing close and Peter's sword already drawn. Albrecht Dürer, working in Nuremberg, signed and dated the copper plate in 1508, and the sheet belongs to his engraved Passion series, scenes meant to circulate as individual prints. The dense, precise lines model the torchlight, the crowded figures, and the armor, showing how far he had pushed the technique. Collector's marks on the back indicate that this impression passed through several private hands before reaching the library.

Created / published1508
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesEngraving by Albrecht Durer, 1471-1528. Meder 5; Hollstein 5; Bartsch 5; Panosfky 112. Signed with monogram and dated on plate. Coll. marks on verso of Gardiner Green Hubbard. (Lugt suppl 1267b) and A. Artaria (Lugt 33). Ref. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: I. Durer, Albrecht. 1471-1528. Passion.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan995 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-156230

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