Christ’s Arrest, 1501

Title

Christ’s Arrest

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

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet über Judas' Kopf: ·AVERAB[B]I·

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

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

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• the Passion
• force
• Jesus Christ
• Peter (apostle)
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Malchus
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Malchus
• Peter (apostle)
• John the Evangelist

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

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