1510
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Small Passion: The Ascension is a 1510 by Albrecht Dürer, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a group of people gathered under a cloudy sky. One man kneels on the ground, looking up, while others stand around him, some with hands raised or pointing. The scene feels busy, with swirling lines and dramatic gestures. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to create depth, even though it’s a print. This technique makes the figures stand out sharply against the background. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Albrecht Dürer spent his life in Nuremberg, a busy German city where artists traded prints like currency.
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