The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1511, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (29.85 x 20.64 cm) (image), Woodcut, Germany, 16th century, While celebrating Mass in Rome, Pope Gregory the Great reportedly saw Christ miraculously rise above a sarcophagus, accompanied by symbols of the Passion. This legend gave birth to the Gregorian Man of Sorrows. With an eye to naturalism, Albrecht Dürer leaned a small devotional picture against the altar, perhaps to model for the viewer how contemplation can lead to visualization.
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