Christ’s Arrest, Hans Holbein the Elder
Hans Holbein the Elder
Christ’s Arrest
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Hans Holbein the Elder

Christ’s Arrest, 1501


Dimensions
166.3 x 150.1 cm
Physical Description
Mixed technique on spruce wood
Inventory Number
HM 10
Acquisition
On permanent loan since 1922 from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main
Status
On display, Special Exhibitions

Audio

  • Basic information
    01:01
  • Focus on Frankfurt
    01:35
  • Focus on art history
    01:51
  • Focus on material
    01:50
  • Exhibition “Holbein and the Renaissance in the North” (2023)
    02:21
  • Exhibition “Holbein and the Renaissance in the North” (2023): Anti-Jewish Propaganda
    01:23

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Christ’s Arrest
Painter
Altar
Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church)
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Mixed technique on spruce wood
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Bezeichnet über Judas' Kopf: ·AVERAB[B]I·

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgaben des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
On permanent loan since 1922 from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Persons Shown
Illustrated Passage
  • Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 26,47-52
  • Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 14,43-47
  • Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 22,47-51
  • Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 18,1-11

Iconclass

Primary
  • 73D314 the arrest of Christ ~ Garden of Gethsemane
  • 73D313 the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ
  • 73D3142 Malchus is healed by Christ

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24.11.2023