The image shows a man standing upright with his head slightly tilted to the side. His hands are crossed at his waist. He has a solemn expression on his face, with a full beard and curly hair falling to his shoulders. He wears a crown of thorns. His upper body is bare, revealing a muscular chest, while a draped garment covers the lower part of his body. Beside him is a gnarled, leafless tree to his right. The backdrop features a simple landscape with undulating terrain and distant hills, creating a desolate outdoor setting. To the left of the man, there is a faint sketch of landforms on the…
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The Man of Sorrows with Hands Bound

Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471 - 1528)

1512

Medium
drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to platemark): 11.8 × 7.5 cm (4 5/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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