Christi Einzug in Jerusalem

The artist copied Dürers from the original page about 1508/09 designed woodcut “Christi Einzug in Jerusalem,” part of his “Kleinen Passion.” Although he translated the subject into the technique of copper engraving, the orientation on the template is clearly visible. Christ riding in the center of the leaf on a donkey to the city gate of Jerusalem. His body is almost completely covered by a swarming robe, only his head, his naked hand and his naked foot on the observer side are visible. A radiant cruciform nimbus emphasizes his head while carrying out the boon gesture with his right hand. This is aimed at numerous people who greet him at the roundel entrance of the city. Their deference is revealed in their prayerfully folded hands, upheld palm branches and a man who spreads his coat to the ground before Christ. While the monogram refers to Dürer as the spiritual creator of the image idea, there is no evidence of the actual artist or the time of creation. In 1827, Heller refers to this copy as “Waesbergen 'sche” (Heller Dürer 1827 II.558,1190), referring to the publisher Abraham van Waesberge, based in The Hague. This had the episode stinged by various artists (cf. Ausst.-Kat. Aachen 2004, p. 269).