Christ is being tried by Caiaphas. The high priest tears his robe and accuses Christ of blasphemy.
Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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Title | Christ before Caiaphas, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
Date | 1659 |
Period | 17th century |
Location | Amsterdam TGN |
Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Christus gevangen, wort geleyt tot Cajapham den Hoogen-Priester voor den Raet. |
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Matth. 26.57 | |
printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 93 | |
inscription on the reverse, right in the middle: 4 | |
Collection | print room |
Object type | burin engraving AAT |
Inventory number | 2014-HQ |
Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HQ |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11439/manifest.json |
Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 44G111 accusation (in court) Iconclass 44G1111 the accused Iconclass 44G112 judicial verdict Iconclass 44G13 magistracy, judges Iconclass 44G3121 prisoner with hands bound Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73D32 trial of Christ, Christ before his judges Iconclass 73D322 Christ before the Sanhedrin with Caiaphas as high priest, and possibly Annas; maybe a soldier about to strike Christ because he keeps silent (Matthew 26:57-66; Mark 14:53-64; Luke 22:54, 22:66-71) Iconclass 73D3221 false witnesses ~ trial of Christ Iconclass 73D3222 Caiaphas tearing his clothes ~ trial of Christ Iconclass |
School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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