The Man of Sorrows with Arms Outstretched

Albrecht Dürer

National Gallery of Art

This print shows a man standing next to a large wooden pole, with his arms bent and extended outward, his palms facing up. The man has pale skin, a thin beard, and long, wavy hair, and he his wearing a crown of thorny branches on his head. He has deep set eyes that look upward, prominent cheekbones, and an open, downturned mouth. He is bare-chested, with a simple cloth around his waist. By his feet are with a skull, a bundle of sticks, and a long strip of fabric. He has holes in his palms and on the top of his feet, and a wound in his side. The sky behind him is blank, and the print is on beige paper.