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The Entry into Jerusalem, Hans Holbein the Elder

Hans Holbein the Elder

The Entry into Jerusalem

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Hans Holbein the Elder

The Entry into Jerusalem, 1501

Dimensions: 267.1 x 64.5 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on spruce

Inventory Number: HM 17

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

Status: On display, 2nd upper level, Old Masters, room 2

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Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The Entry into Jerusalem

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: Schrift auf dem Mantelsaum, auf dem der Esel steht ist nicht genauer zu identifizieren, sie besteht entweder aus unzusammenhängenden, oder aus pseudohebräischen Zeichen

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Illustrated Passage

Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 21,7-11
Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 19,35-38
Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 12,12-19

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10.09.2024