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Dürer, Albrecht (10) 알브레히트 뒤러

바이블엔명화 2020. 8. 13. 10:03

Albrecht Dürer 1471 – 1528

Seven Sorrows: The Circumcision

oil on panel (63 × 45 cm) — 1495-1496

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

Albrecht Dürer biography

This work is linked to Luke 2:21

 

Luke 2 - New Testament

Luke 2 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own ci

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The first panel from Dürer's series on The Seven Sorrows of Mary. It might also be the second sorrow, as the exact order of circumcision and flight into Egypt can't be deduced from the gospels.

 

The seven sorrows are moments where either Mary witnessed Jesus suffering, or Jesus made her suffer.

  1. Circumcision
  2. Flight into Egypt
  3. Among the Doctors
  4. Carrying the Cross
  5. Crucifixion
  6. On the Cross
  7. Lamentation