Jesus before Caiaphas

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Hans Holbein the Younger

Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543

The artwork is a black and white engraving depicting a scene with multiple figures in a structured architectural setting. In the center, a figure wearing a mitre and robes gestures with an outstretched arm, holding a staff topped with a cross. To the left, another figure with a shaved head and draped in robes holds a basin. On the right, several figures are gathered closely, one wearing a hat and holding a staff, while others are engaged in conversation or observation. The background features arched doorways and a brick wall, with a sign bearing text in a banner above. Decorative columns and architectural details frame the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate): 8 × 6.1 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4865

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1205, 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. 1205, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64962370

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