The image shows four people in various positions. The central figure is standing with hands crossed, wearing a brown robe and a halo around their head. To the left is another standing figure wearing a blue hat and a red garment. A third person in a green outfit appears animated. On the right, a seated person is wearing a red robe and a tall red and blue hat, holding onto their robe. In the background are simple linear patterns and blocks of color suggesting an interior setting.
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The image shows four people in various positions. The central figure is standing with hands crossed, wearing a brown robe and a halo around their head. To the left is another standing figure wearing a blue hat and a red garment. A third person in a green outfit appears animated. On the right, a seated person is wearing a red robe and a tall red and blue hat, holding onto their robe. In the background are simple linear patterns and blocks of color suggesting an interior setting.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Before Caiaphas

German 15th Century

Date
c. 1490
Medium
hand-colored woodcut
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.5777
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Twenty-Eight Scenes from a Passion Series

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Christ
  • Basel
  • Man
  • Figures

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