Christus voor Annas

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Art Historical Context

**Christus voor Annas (Christ before Annas)**, a delicate woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder from 1509, captures pivotal moment in the Passion of Christ. Created on paper measuring just 246 × 169 mm, this print depicts Jesus standing before the high priest Ann during his nighttime trial, a scene rich with tension and drama from the Gospel accounts. Cranach, a leading figure of the German Renaissance, was already established as court painter in Wittenberg by this time, blending Northern Gothic precision with emerging Italian influences in his multifaceted oeuvre of paintings and prints. As a *...