The Mocking of Christ, from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24.3 × 16.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Junius S. Morgan, 1919
Accession Number
19.52.45
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the early 16th-century world of Northern European devotion with *The Mocking of Christ a striking woodcut from the 1507 book *Spec passionis domini nostri Ihesu* ("Mirror of the Passion of Our Jesus Christ"). Created through a collaboration between artist Hans Schäufelein, author Ulrich Pinder, and Friedrich Peypus in Nuremberg, this print captures a pivotal moment from the Passion narrative: Christ's torment by mocking soldiers, emphasizing themes of suffering and humiliation. Woodcuts like this one were revolutionary for their time, allowing affordable reproduction of intricate re...
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...