Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth

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Jesus of Nazareth,

19th century

German
y1956-61

Information

Title
Jesus of Nazareth
Dates

19th century

Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
55.3 x 38.2 cm (21 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.) frame: 61 x 45.5 x 3.5 cm (24 x 17 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Col. H. G. Jepson
Object Number
y1956-61
Place Made

Europe, Germany

Inscription
Inscription in panel below bust, in thin gold paint on brownish black background: IESVU NAZARENVS REX IVDEORVM / Dieses Bild Christi ist Gestalt. Und geschickt. Gen Rom, dem / Senat, wie es Lentulus hat abgemalt, zu Jerusalem aus der Stat / Seine Leng ist dieser Linien zehen mal. Alter XXX Jar.;
Culture
German
Type
oil paintings, religious art, paintings
Materials
panel (wood), oil paint
Subject
Christianity, profiles (figures), halos (glories), Christ, figures (representations)

H. G. Jepson, Arlington, VA (until 1956; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum).

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