The Resurrection

A grand woodcut representation of the Resurrection. Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood typically with gouges leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.

Albrecht Durer was a painter, print-maker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Durer established his reputation and influence across Europe when he was still in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints.