Christ Led Away After His Arrest

1512

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Associated Names
Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

Artist, Netherlandish, 1470 or before - 1533

Doen Pietersz

Printer, Netherlandish, c.1478 - c.1536

This image depicts several figures in a circular composition engaged in a dynamic scene. The figures are elegantly dressed in period-style clothing and are shown in a chaotic struggle. Some hold torches and spears. The figures have intricate details, expressive facial expressions, and energetic poses. In the foreground, there are foliage and rocks, and a darker area in the bottom right. The style of the image is reminiscent of Renaissance era engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.17.225

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 25, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1950; gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, no. 70.

2019

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Jacob Cornelisz. Compiled by Yvonne Bleyerveld and edited by Huigen Leeflang. Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2019, no. 25.

Inscriptions

lower left, in block, on tablet: [artist's monogram]

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65358559

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