Christ at the Table of Simon the Pharisee, c. 1541-1545
Sebald Behamexpand_more
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Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more 2015.93.107
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Placing Jesus in a familiar domestic setting emphasized his humanity, and let Sebald Beham indulge the northern love of specificity. The tall cup held by the standing figure is a Stangenglass (pole glass), and the short cup on the table is a Krautstrunk (cabbage stalk). Other vessels chill in a basin. A repentant sinner nearby bathes Christ’s feet and dries them with her hair (Luke 7:36-50).
Details
- Title
- Christ at the Table of Simon the Pharisee
- Artist Life
- 1500–1550
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.93.107
- Provenance
- John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Pauli, Hollstein 27 ii/iii; Bartsch 25 (vol. 8, p. 127)
- Curator Approved
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