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The Seven Sorrows Polyptych is an oil on panel painting by Albrecht Dürer. The painting includes a central picture (108 x 43 cm), currently at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, and seven surrounding panels (measuring some 60 x 46 cm) which are exhibited at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden.
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| Artist | Albrecht Dürer |
| Year | c. 1500 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 189 cm × 138 cm (74 in × 54 in) |
| Location | Alte Pinakothek, Munich, and Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. |
Description
The work was commissioned by Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, not a long time after his meeting with Dürer at Nuremberg in April 1496. Stylistic considerations suggest that the artist started to work on the painting only from around 1500.
Modern scholars tend to attribute to Dürer only the central panel, the others having been executed by his pupils based on his drawings. The central panel, portraying the Sorrowing Mother, arrived in the Bavarian museum from the Benediktbeuren convent of Munich in the early 19th century. It was restored in the 1930s: once the overpaintings and additions were removed, the shell-shaped niche (a motif typical of Italian art), the halo and the sword (a symbol of Mary of the Seven Sorrows) on the right were rediscovered, clarifying the subject of the work.
The other panels were at Wittenberg, seat of Frederick's castle. In 1640 they were moved to the Kunstkammer of the Prince of Saxony. In the mid-20th century they were restored: their conditions improved, but the attribution was not cleared.
| # | Image | Subject | # | Image | Subject |
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| 1 |  | Circumcision of Jesus | 5 |  | Christ Nailed at the Cross |
| 2 |  | Flight to Egypt | 6 |  | Crucifixion |
| 3 |  | Christ among the Doctors | 7 |  | Deposition |
| 4 |  | Via Crucis |
References
- Costantino Porcu, ed. (2004). Dürer. Milan: Rizzoli.
Further reading
K. Niehr, ‘Dürer’s Bild der Sieben Schmerzen Mariens und die Bedeutung der retrospektiven Form‘, in: Marburger Jahrbuch für Kunstwissenschaft, vol. 36, (2009), pp. 117 – 143.
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[fr] Polyptyque des Sept Douleurs
Le Polyptyque des Sept Douleurs est une huile sur panneau réalisée par Albrecht Dürer vers 1500. Ce polyptyque comprend un tableau central (108 x 43 cm), conservé à l'Alte Pinakothek de Munich, et sept panneaux adjacents (env. 60 x 46 cm) qui se trouvent à la Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister de Dresde.[it] Polittico dei Sette Dolori
Il Polittico dei Sette Dolori è un dipinto a olio su tavola (108x43 cm lo scomparto laterale, 63x46 circa ciascuno dei sette pannelli perimetrali) di Albrecht Dürer, databile al 1500 circa e conservato nello scomparto centrale (Mater Dolorosa) nell'Alte Pinakothek di Monaco di Baviera e negli scomparti perimetrali (Sette Dolori di Maria) nella Gemäldegalerie di Dresda.[ru] Семь скорбей (полиптих)
«Семь скорбей» — полиптих Альбрехта Дюрера, выполненный около 1500 года. Центральная часть полиптиха (108x43 см) в настоящее время находится в Старой пинакотеке (Мюнхен), семь боковых панелей (ок. 63x46 см — каждая) — в Дрезденской картинной галерее.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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