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The Cleansing of the Temple, Hans Holbein the Elder

Hans Holbein the Elder

The Cleansing of the Temple

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Hans Holbein the Elder

The Cleansing of the Temple, 1501

Dimensions: 64.5 x 267.1 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on spruce

Inventory Number: HM 18

Acquisition: On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Status: On loan

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Title: The Cleansing of the Temple

Painter

Hans Holbein the Elder

Altar: Predella of the High Altarpiece of the Dominican Church in Frankfurt

Period Produced

16th century

School

Renaissance

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Mixed technique on spruce

Material

spruce wood

Technique

mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Die linke Gesetzestafel im Hintergrund ist gleichmäßig mit nicht zu entziffernden Schriftzeichen im unteren und pseudo-hebräischen Zeichen im oberen Drittel ausgefüllt. Auch die Zeichen auf der rechten Tafel sind nicht genauer zu identifizieren, auffällig ist die variierende Schriftgröße.

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Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 21,12-13
Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 11,15-17
Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 19,45-46
Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 2,14-16

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24.04.2025