Staande Christus met rijksappel maakt zegenend gebaar
Medium
paper
Dimensions
212; 127
About this artwork
height 212 mm x width 127 mm
Art Historical Context
Hans Baldung Grien’s 1519 work, *Staande Christus met rijksappel maakt zegenend gebaar*, captures the risen Christ in a moment of serene authority. Rendered on paper measuring just 212 by 127 millimeters, the small scale suggests it was created as a print—likely a woodcut or engraving—intended for private devotion or circulation among collectors during the early Reformation. Baldung, a leading figure of the Northern Renaissance and close associate of Albrecht Dürer, frequently explored religious subjects with expressive line work and dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. Here, Christ stands...
About the Artist
Hans Baldung Grien
Hans Baldung, known by the nickname Grien, was born around 1484 or 1485 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, in the Swabia region of what is now Germany. He came from a distinguished academic family — his father Johann Baldung was a university-educated jurist who served as legal adviser to the bishop of Strasbourg — making Hans a notable exception as the first male in his family not to attend university, and one ...