The mockery, ca. 1972

Title

The mockery

Draughtsman

• Friedrich von Holzhausen

Verso

Flagellation

Period Produced

• 20th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): v. Holzhausen

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Holzhausen 1981.82.30

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Friedrich von Holzhausen

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73D6 the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38)
• 73D353(+0) mockings of Christ, who may be blindfolded (+ variant)

Secondary

• 31A25552 index finger forwards, pointing, indicating
• 46A7 crowd, mob
• 31E23561 violent death by crucifixion upright