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Christ before Annas

c. 1480

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names

Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

The image shows multiple figures in a scene. In the center, a figure stands surrounded by others, with long hair, a robe, and bound wrists. The figure has a serene face with a mustache and a goatee, looking downwards. Around him are men in varied positions—one seated, others standing or leaning. The men have different expressions. One man holds a lantern and sticks. The figures wear historical or biblical-style clothing, including a turban and staff. A dog sits near the seated man. The background features arched structures suggesting an interior space, possibly a hall. The scene is intricately detailed in an engraving or historical drawing style.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Accession Number

1941.1.45
Catalogue Raisonné

Hollstein, no. 21, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W.G. Russell Allen [1882-1955], Boston; gift to the NGA, 1941.

Associated Names

Allen, W.G. Russell, Mr.

Exhibition History

1967

Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 53, 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. 53.

Wikidata ID

Q64960165

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