Engraved copies of The Little Passion

Description

Pentecost, from Engraved copies of The Little Passion after Albrecht Dürer, fills a crowded gathering with radiating light. A dove hovers above Mary and the apostles, while small flames mark the figures below. Some look upward in amazement; others turn toward one another, giving the group a lively exchange of gestures and expressions.

Mary’s seated figure and open book form a calm center within the surrounding activity. The long rays overhead contrast with the curved folds of the robes, creating a rhythm that carries the eye from the sky into the assembly. The engraved detail makes the scene both richly patterned and deeply attentive to the different ways people respond to a shared moment of wonder.