The Arrest of Christ, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 7/16 × 6 5/16 in. (24 × 16 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1919
Accession Number
19.52.42
Tags
Art Historical Context
*The Arrest of Christ* is a poignant woodcut from the 1507 publication *Speculum passionisini nostri Ihesu* ("Mirror of the Passion of Our Lord Christ"), a devotional book guided readers through scenes of Christ's suffering. This print captures the dramatic moment in the Garden of Gsemane, where soldiers seize Jesus following Judas's betrayal, evoking themes of suffering and betrayal central to Christian meditation during the Northern Renaissance. Designed by Hans Schäufelein—a gifted German engraver and pupil of Albrecht Dürerunder the collaboration of author Ulrich Pinder and publisher Frie...
About the Artist
Hans Schäufelein|Ulrich Pinder|Friedrich Peypus · 1480–1540
Hans Schäufelein (c. 1480–c. 1540) was a German painter and graphic artist of the Northern Renaissance whose career placed him at the heart of one of the most dynamic artistic environments in European history. As a young man, he entered the workshop of Albrecht Dürer in Nuremberg, an experience that proved decisive: Dürer's meticulous approach to draughtsmanship, his mastery of printmaking, and hi...