Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion" / Albrecht Dürer
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.56
- Title
- Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
- Artist
- Albrecht Dürer
- Artist Nationality
- German
- Artist Life Dates
- 1471-1528
- Medium and Support
- woodcut print on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1509-1511
- Credit Line
- Gift of Prof. Eugene and Mrs. Marie Glysson
- Dimensions
- 12.7 cm x 9.53 cm (5 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
- Century
- Early 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- relief print
- Secondary Object Type
- woodcut
- Physical Description
- A man seated on a throne under a canopy at the right looks toward a group of standing figures at the left. A group of soldiers in helmets and armor and spears surround a tall bearded man who stands looking at the seated official. In the distance is a view of a town in a landscape and at the feet of the seated man is a dog.
- Subject Matter
- After his arrest, Christ was taken to several authorities in Jerusalem, including Pontius Pilate and Caiaphas, the high priest and member of the Sanhedrin where Christ underwent beatings and questioning. The scene Dürer portrayed was the moment of Caiaphas' outrage when Christ, asked by Caiaphas if he is the Messiah, answers, "You have said so."
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals and creatures
- army
- bible
- ceremonial chairs
- chairs
- chairs by function
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- mammals
- military
- objects
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people in law
- people in social science-related occupations
- people in the social sciences and related occupations
- religion
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- subject matter
- themes (religious)
- weaponry
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2092 x 2704
- File Size
- 758 KB
- Record
- 2011/2.56
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.56/2011_2_56.jpg
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"Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion"; Albrecht Dürer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.56/2011_2_56.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024.
