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

Hans Holbein the Elder

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

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Hans Holbein the Elder

Inside of the Outer Wings, Passion of Christ (High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church), 1501

Gesamtmaß mit Rahmen: 348.5 x 644 x 4.1 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on spruce

Inventory Number: HM 10-16

Acquisition: On permanent loan since 1922 from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 2

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

Painter

Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar: High Altar of the Dominican Church in Frankfurt

Panel: Christ’s Arrest; Ecce Homo; Christ Crowned with Thorns; Resurrection; Christ before Pontius Pilate; Bearing of the Cross, (Entombment Destroyed); Flagellation

Period Produced

16th century

School

Renaissance

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Mixed technique on spruce

Material

spruce wood

Technique

mixed technique

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Associated Persons and Institutions

Hieronymus Bosch

Illustrated Passage

siehe Einzeldarstellung

Iconclass

Primary

73D314the arrest of Christ ~ Garden of Gethsemane
73D313the kiss of Judas: accompanied by soldiers with torches and lanterns, he kisses Christ
73D3142Malchus is healed by Christ
73D36Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6)
45Bthe soldier; the soldier's life
73D352the crowning with thorns: soldiers with sticks place a thorny crown on Christ's head and give him a reed (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:2-3)
73E12Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers
73EE123Christ stepping out of the tomb - EE - the tomb closed (with unbroken seals)
73E23angel(s) addressing the holy women ~ Resurrection of Christ
73D323Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16)
73D41carrying of the cross: Christ bearing the cross, alone or with the help of others (e.g. Simon the Cyrenian)
11H(JOHN)the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll
11F2Mary (without the Christ-child)
73D351flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)
12A521high priest ~ hierarchy of priests

Secondary

48C1architecture
41A323monumental door, porch, 'aediculum'
41A2interior of the house
41A4231canopy, baldachin
48C161column, pillar ~ architecture
25I1461city-gate

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15.11.2024