In this waterolor, Tissot depicts the Sanhedrin. In the New Testament, the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus refers to the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin (a Jewish judicial body) following his arrest in Jerusalem and prior to the trial before Pontius Pilate. It is an incident…
This painting measures 7 ½ x 11 5⁄8 in. (19 x 29.5 cm.). It is housed in a private collection after an Anonymous sale; Couturier & de Nicolay, Paris, and a second Anonymous sale; [Property of a Private Collection], at Sotheby's, New York, 22 January 2004, lot 28, where…
This painting features many of the typical motifs of Claude's landscapes, including rivers, forests, and distant mountains, all laid out in an atmospherically expansive perspective. The depth of the horizon also allows Claude to provide a condensed Biblical geography within…
The Shrine of the Three Kings is a large, gilded sarcophagus that is believed to hold the remains of the Three Wise Men. It took sculpture Verdun 30 years to complete. it is on display at Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany. It is made of Gold and precious gemstones.
Matthias Grünewald (ca. 1480–1528) painted the Crucifixion as a panel for the Isenheim Altarpiece in the hospital chapel of St. Anthony’s monastery. The monastery hospital specialized in the treatment of ergotism, an especially painful skin disease.
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It is classified as a history painting and is among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works. It was purchased by Bernard Berenson for…
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