The Seven Sorrows

"The Seven Sorrows" is a notable religious painting by Albrecht Dürer, a prominent figure of the Northern renaissance. This Polyptych features a central panel now housed in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, depicting the suffering of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by seven smaller panels exhibited at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister of Dresden. Through intricate detail and vivid emotion, Dürer captures the profound sorrow associated with the work's theme, exemplifying the Northern renaissance's emphasis on realistic detail and spiritual intensity in religious art.