The Betrayal of Christ

c. 1470/1480

German 15th Century

Associated Names
The image shows six individuals in an animated interaction. Most figures are depicted from the waist up, except two shown from head to toe, and one lying down. The central figure is standing, wearing a robe and a halo, holding a bag. The figures' facial features are stylized with simple, expressive lines. The central figure has long hair, while others have short hair or head coverings. The surrounding figures wear medieval-style clothing in earth tones and blues, some with green accents. The figure on the ground is bald and wearing a garment with a white collar. One individual holds a scroll or baton, while others interact with or gesture towards the central figure. The background has a blue sky and green ground, enclosed by a red border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in dark brown, hand-colored in red lake, green, blue, orange, and gold

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.469

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 226, State (=223)


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 20, 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. 20.

Wikidata ID

Q64952904

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