Mocking of Christ, 16th century
Albrecht Dürerexpand_more
Woodcutexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.192
Not on Viewexpand_more
A simple line from the Old Testament--"there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness" (Isaiah 53:2)--was seized upon to justify cruel acts of disfigurement in Passion writings. In this Mocking scene, Christ's oppressors all have some crude means of menacing him, including a screaming trumpet. The assaults were said to leave Christ unrecognizable, an idea suggested by the cloth over his face.
Details
- Title
- Mocking of Christ
- Artist Life
- 1471–1528
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.192
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Holl.139, B.30, 120; M.139
- Curator Approved
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