Christ Taking Leave of His Mother
1513
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Religious visitation
1513
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This shows Jesus hugging his mother before the crucifixion. Their faces glow softly against a dark background. The sorrow feels real, not dramatic. Hopfer made this with a metal plate and acid. The lines cut deep into the plate, then ink fills them. The Cleveland Museum owns it. Want to see how prints were made long ago? Look up Daniel Hopfer (German, c. 1470–1536).
