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

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

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe 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
• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Peter (apostle)
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Malchus
• Pontius Pilate
• The Maries
• Mary Magdalene
• Salome
• Cleopas
• Simon of Cyrene
• angel
• woman
• child
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Judas Iscariot (apostle)
• Malchus
• Peter (apostle)
• John the Evangelist
• Pontius Pilate
• The Maries
• Mary Magdalene
• Mary of Cleophas
• Salome
• Simon of Cyrene

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Hieronymus Bosch

Illustrated Passage

• siehe Einzeldarstellung

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
• 73D36 Pilate showing Christ to the people, 'Ostentatio Christi', 'Ecce Homo' (John 19:4-6)
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
• 73D352 the 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)
• 73E12 Christ, usually holding a banner, arises from the grave; often combined with sleeping and/or frightened soldiers
• 73EE123 Christ stepping out of the tomb - EE - the tomb closed (with unbroken seals)
• 73E23 angel(s) addressing the holy women ~ Resurrection of Christ
• 73D323 Christ before Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:2-15; Luke 23:2-7, 23:13-25; John 18:28 - 19:16)
• 73D41 carrying 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
• 11F2 Mary (without the Christ-child)
• 73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)
• 12A521 high priest ~ hierarchy of priests

Secondary

• 48C1 architecture
• 41A323 monumental door, porch, 'aediculum'
• 41A2 interior of the house
• 41A4231 canopy, baldachin
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
• 25I1461 city-gate