Engraved copies of The Little Passion 1485 - 1699

These are engraved copies of *The Little Passion*, a series made by Albrecht Dürer, a leading artist of the Northern Renaissance. Dürer lived in a time of profound religious and social change marked by the rise of humanism and the stirrings of the Protestant Reformation. This series reflects the era's deep engagement with Christian narratives. Here we see Saint Peter and Saint Paul flanking Saint Veronica, who holds the veil imprinted with the face of Christ. Veronica's veil encapsulates themes of witnessing and the power of images, a particularly relevant concept when considering that this image is from a series of reproduced artworks. While Dürer worked within established religious iconography, his innovative techniques allowed for the wider dissemination of images, impacting religious practice. Consider how the emotional weight of Christ's suffering is translated through Dürer’s skilled lines. The series invites us to reflect on the intersection of faith, art, and the changing landscape of early 16th-century Europe, asking us to contemplate the intimacy of faith in an age of mass production.