anonymous: Christ before Pilate
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1775,Q130531 |
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Title |
Christ before Pontius Pilate label QS:Lfr,"Le Christ devant Pilate"
label QS:Len,"Christ Before Pilate"
label QS:Lnl,"Christus voor Pilatus" |
Object type |
painting |
Genre |
religious art |
Description |
Christ is a center of calm and beauty amidst the howling mob that has brought him to trial before Pontius Pilate. The governor is ready to wash his hands of Jesus, saying “I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it” and delivering him to be scourged and crucified (Matthew 27:24–26). The artist seems familiar with Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of “ideal ugliness,” counterparts to his studies of “ideal beauty,” and has used bizarre visages to convey the degradation of fallen humanity. The viewer sees up-close the gruesome figures with distorted features and nose rings thanks to the half-length format and crowding of figures against the picture plane. These are typical features of a type of Flemish devotional picture then in favor. The Gothic architectural elements in the upper corners suggest the staged quality of the scene and create a theater of piety and morality that suspends Pilate’s action in time. |
Date |
Circa 1520 date QS:P571,+1520-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
Medium |
oil and tempera on oak wood |
Dimensions |
height: 80 cm (31.4 in); width: 104 cm (40.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,80U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,104U174728 |
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q2603905 |
Accession number |
y711 |
Place of creation |
Low Countries |
Object history |
Unknown date: lent to the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton
before 1924date QS:P,+1924-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1924-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : given to the Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, by Allan Marquand (1853-1924)
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Exhibition history |
Catalogue of a loan exhibition of Flemish primitives in aid of the Free Milk Fund, Kleinberger Galleries, New York, 1929, cat. no. 34.
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Credit line |
Gift of Allan Marquand, Class of 1874 |
References |
AnonymousUnknown author, Princeton University Art Museum, as Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Christ before Pontius Pilate, circa 1520 date QS:P,+1520-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 .
AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 250254, as Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Christ before Pilate, circa 1520date QS:P,+1520-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (1519-1521)
AnonymousUnknown author, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage Photolibrary, object number 40002122, as Follower of Hieronymus Bosch, Le Christ devant Pilate, 1450-1516.
Fourcaud, L. de (January 1912–February 1912) ‘Hieronymus van Aken, dit Jérôme Bosch (vers 1460 † 1516). III-V’, La Revue de l'Art Ancien et Moderne, vol. XXXI, p. 279, 281, with image in black and white on p. 279, as After Hieronymus Bosch, Le Christ devant Pilate, Jésus devant Pilate, New Jersey, musée de Princeton.
Friedländer, Max J. (1969) Early Netherlandisch Painting. Volume V. Geertgen tot Sint Jans and Jerome Bosch, Leyden: A.W. Slijthof, Brussels: La Connaissance, p. 83, cat. 76, as Christ Before Pilate.
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Source/Photographer |
gerome.canalblog.com : Home : Info : Pic |
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