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The Small Passion: Christ Taking Leave of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut print of a scene with three figures and a building. The standing figure on the right, a man with long wavy hair and a beard, wears a robe with a folded section on the right shoulder; his right arm bends at the elbow and hand points downward; left arm bends at the elbow with the hand raised. A kneeling figure on the left, a woman, bends to the right; she wears a head covering and long dress; a woman behind her on the left, wearing a head covering and long dress, places right hand on woman's back. The background on the left features a wooden building with a slanted roof; on the right, trees and people standing. City buildings are visible in the distance.

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685 × 893 px
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