Albrecht Dürer's Last Supper (1523) and the Septembertestament

Author

Price, David

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte. 1996, Num. 4, Vol. 59, p. 578-584, 3 ill.

ISSN

0044-2992

Abstract (en)

Argues that writings by Martin Luther, in particular his Septembertestament of 1522, were the source for the unusual iconography of Dürer's 1523 woodcut of the Last Supper, which seems to reflect Luther's invocation of the Gospel of John, whose account of the Last Supper differs from the others by leaving out the Eucharistic moment entirely and focusing on the preaching of Christ.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- Germany
• Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528
• Prints
• Germany
• 1500-1600
• Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
• Septembertestament
• Sources
• Jesus Christ: Last Supper
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- Allemagne
• Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528
• Estampe
• Allemagne
• 1500-1600
• Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
• Septembertestament
• Sources
• Christ: Cène
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19990701-00208471

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