The Entry into Jerusalem, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 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
19.52.36
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About this artwork
This woodcut depicts the biblical scene of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, when crowds greeted him with palm branches and cries of "Hosanna." The composition presents the moment when Jesus rides a donkey toward the city gates, surrounded by disciples and welcoming crowds. The architectural setting and figure arrangements reflect German late Gothic and early Renaissance artistic conventions, with careful attention to narrative clarity and symbolic detail. The scene forms p...
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...