Jesus on the Mount of Olives

Wenceslaus Hollar, after a follower of Hans Holbein the Younger

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Hans Holbein the Younger

Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543

The image is a black and white woodcut illustration showing a scene with three figures at a wooden gate, with a wooded area and path in the background. There are additional figures in the distance engaged in various activities. A candle is prominently featured, and there is a small figure and a cross depicted in the clouds. The style features fine brushstrokes and intricate linework capturing detailed textures. The color palette is limited to black and white, highlighting the contours and forms. The horizon is not clearly defined, blending the foreground with the distant forest and cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate): 8.1 × 6.2 cm (3 3/16 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4861

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1201, State only

  • Series Title

    The Satirical Passion [Pennington 116-131]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fritz Rumpf [1856-1927], Potsdam (Lugt 2161); (sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 586); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1201, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64962365

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