Christ on the Mount of Olives

c. 1425/1450

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

The image shows a group of individuals with their upper bodies and heads visible. The central figure is kneeling with their face raised upward and hands clasped together. They have a bearded face with red marks or lines on their forehead and cheeks. There are three other individuals behind and next to the central figure, each with different facial expressions and hairstyles. All have halos around their heads. One person is wearing a red robe, while another is in green. In the background, there are large leafy plants or trees, creating a lush green environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, yellow, tan, and orange

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.467

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 213

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] sold 1939 via his son Walter Aufhäuser to Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For more information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Papers, Box 9; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Recollections of a Collector, Jenkintown, Pa, 1976, pp. 14-18, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 37, repro.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 37.

Wikidata ID

Q64952902

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