The Man of Sorrows, c. 1480-1490
Unknown German, 15th centuryexpand_more
Hand-colored woodcutexpand_more
Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1926expand_more P.10,584
Not on Viewexpand_more
Especially potent is the simple, portable woodcut in which the Man of Sorrows is divorced from all narrative and surrounded by the arma Christi, or instruments of the Passion. By the late 1400s, the four traditional symbols (cross, lance, nails, and crown of thorns) had proved insufficient, so other visual cues were added to help viewers reconstruct the Passion from memory. In this Augsburg woodcut, the floating head near the vinegar-soaked sponge is probably Judas set to kiss Jesus.
Details
- Title
- The Man of Sorrows
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.10,584
- Provenance
- Coll.: H.Howard, (Lugt Suppl. 1318)
- Catalogue Raisonne
- S. VIII.897m Janns Cat # 19 Sch 897m Sch page 2 # 5
- Curator Approved
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