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Holbein, Hans jr. (1) 한스 주니어 홀바인

바이블엔명화 2020. 8. 8. 18:57

Hans Holbein the Younger 1497/8 – 1543

The Passion of Christ

oil on panel (150 × 130 cm) — ca. 1524

Kunstmuseum, Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel

Hans Holbein the Younger biography

This work is linked to Luke 22:1

 

Luke 22 - New Testament

Luke 22 1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of

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Four panels depicting scenes from the Passion.

 

Top row, from left to right: on the Mount of Olives, the Arrest in the Garden, Before Caiaphas, and the Scourging.

 

Bottom row, from left to right: the Crowning with Thorns, the Via Crucis, the Crucifixion, and the Entombment.

 

Originally these were two wings of an altarpiece. It was probably made to fit a niche in Basel's Minster church. It was commissioned by Maria Zscheckenbürlin, a widow who ordered an altar in the niche.