Christ before Annas

c. 1480

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

The engraving depicts several individuals engaged in various interactions within a medieval interior setting. At the center right, a figure is seated on a throne-like chair, engaged in a legal or official proceeding. Around them, multiple people are depicted in dynamic postures, some standing, others kneeling, dressed in robes or tunics consistent with medieval fashion. The scene is bustling, with several people gesturing or pointing, indicating active discussion or conflict. In the background, there are decorative tapestries or banners with ornate patterns and an archway leading to another room filled with additional figures engaged in conversation. The setting is richly detailed with architectural elements like columns and a tiled floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.7.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.153, no. 144, State i/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Geelhand Collection, Antwerp; D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalila (Lugt 567); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1952; gift to NGA, 1952.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 185, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

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 Hertzberge

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 185.

Wikidata ID

Q65358416

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