Christ among the Doctors

Albrecht Dürer

National Gallery of Art

This is a print showing the interior of a grand hall filled with several people. The print features intricate architectural designs, including arched ceilings and columns. In the center, there are several tiered platforms; at the top platform is a person seated behind a podium facing a crowd of listeners. Surrounding the central person are others engaged in various activities, discussing with each other or sitting and listening attentively. More people sit or stand around the edges of the room. They wear various types of clothing made of draped fabric. Garlands hang from the tall domed roof above the space, and there's a round cutout in the far wall. The print is monochromatic, with dark lines on white paper.