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| Keywords: German - Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ - Way to Calvary - Walters 37663.jpg The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe It is the story of Christ's suffering-from his arrest to his Crucifixion-although it was often expanded to include earlier and later events such as the Entombment see Walters 37 664 37 667 37 668 37 669 37 670 37 671 and 37 674 The figures and settings are treated in a life-like fashion to make the events seem real and the message persuasive The gold-leaf backdrop embossed to look like damask would have suggested to the 15th-century viewer a heavenly light illuminating eternal truths When the altarpiece was open four panels would have been visible on each side of a central carved image very likely a Resurrection loosely suggested by the wooden Crucifix hung here Christ is the central figure in each painting His serenity and restraint contrast with the undignified agitation of his tormentors expressed in their grimaces and jerky movements This use of angularity and exaggeration to generate an emotional response in the viewer is characteristic of German art of this period ca 1480 1495 Late Medieval oil on panel framed cm 119 6 8 5 328 4 accession number 37 663 22081 Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909 place of origin Swabia in present-day Germany Walters Art Museum license 2D Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
