Holy Family with Saint John, The Magdalen, and Nicodemus, ca. 1512 – 1513

Title

Holy Family with Saint John, The Magdalen, and Nicodemus

Artist

• Albrecht Dürer

Period Produced

• 16th century

Object Type

• art print

Physical Description

Dry-point

Material

• handmade paper

Technique

• dry point

Work Catalogues

• Bartsch VII.61.43 1a
• Meder 1932.87.44
• Schoch/Mende/Scherbaum 1.161.66
• Hollstein German VII.38.44
• TIB 1001.043

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• devotional image
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• depiction of the Virgin
• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Holy Family
• family
• woman
• man
• child
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Joseph of Nazareth
• Holy Family

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Nicodemus
• Mary Magdalene
• John the Evangelist

Primary

• 73B82 Holy Family with others, e.g.: Anna
• 31AA2352 sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure
• 31D15 adult woman
• 31D14 adult man

Secondary

• 41A723 bench

Associative

• 11H(JOHN) the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
• 11HH(MARY MAGDALENE) the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge
• 11H(NIKODEMUS) male saints (NIKODEMUS)