Christ before Pontius Pilate, 1501

Title

Christ before Pontius Pilate

Painter

• Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar

Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church)

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on spruce wood

Material

• spruce wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• altarpiece
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• Jesus Christ
• Pontius Pilate
• Jerusalem
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Pontius Pilate

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,11-26
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,1-15
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,13-25
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 18,28-40

Primary

• 73D323 Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16)

Secondary

• 41A2 interior of the house
• 41A4231 canopy, baldachin
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture