The Passion Triptych: Agony in the Garden, Christ is Crowned with Thorns, Christ on the Way to Calvery [recto of the left wing panel]; Christ as the Man of Sorrows [verso]

The Passion Triptych: Agony in the Garden, Christ is Crowned with Thorns, Christ on the Way to Calvery [recto of the left wing panel]; Christ as the Man of Sorrows [verso]

Title

The Passion Triptych: Agony in the Garden, Christ is Crowned with Thorns, Christ on the Way to Calvery [recto of the left wing panel]; Christ as the Man of Sorrows [verso]

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144]

The wing panel illustrates three scenes from the Passion, arranged vertically.

Top: Christ kneels on the Mount of Olives, an angel holding a chalice floats down towards him, three apostles sleep in the foreground. Between two rocky outcrops a detailed townscape is visible in the background.

Centre: the mocking of Christ

The wing panel illustrates three scenes from the Passion, arranged vertically.

Top: Christ kneels on the Mount of Olives, an angel holding a chalice floats down towards him, three apostles sleep in the foreground. Between two rocky outcrops a detailed townscape is visible in the background.

Centre: the mocking of Christ in an austere interior. The ruffians encircle and taunt the seated Christ, who is enveloped in a red robe and has been mockingly crowned with thorns. A further four men watch the event through an open window in the background.

Bottom: on the way to Golgotha Christ falls under the weight of the cross. He looks back to the group of mourners with the Virgin and St John, who are derided by the ruffians. Simon of Cyrene, who helped Christ carry the cross is also visible.

[Görres, cda 2016]

Attributions
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144]

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007, 315, No. 60]

Production date
after 1540

Production date

after 1540

[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 66.5 x 19.2 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 66.5 x 19.2 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144]

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Staatsgalerie im Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg
Location
Aschaffenburg
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_13254a
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_13254a/

Overall view of the piece
Connected Works

The Passion Triptych: The Crucifixion [central panel]
  • The Passion Triptych: The Crucifixion [central panel], after 1540
  • DE_BStGS_13254b
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The Passion Triptych: The Flagellation, Ecce Homo, The Resurrection [recto of the right wing panel]; The Mother of God [verso]
  • The Passion Triptych: The Flagellation, Ecce Homo, The Resurrection [recto of the right wing panel]; The Mother of God [verso], after 1540
  • DE_BStGS_13254c
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Provenance

  • until 1929 in the Royal House of Saxony [1]
  • Stern, Düsseldorf 1932 (art market, Germany) [2]
  • Hanna Rohde, Berlin, May 1941 (art market, Germany) [2]
  • whereabouts after 1945: Bavaria, Bay. Staatsgemäldesammlungen: 13254 [2]
  • 1961 transferred from State property [1]

[1][Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 144]
[2]Göring Collection: DHM database:
http://www.dhm.de/datenbank/goering/dhm_goering.php?seite=5&fld_0=RMG00519

See also the entry in the Lost Art-Database, Stiftung Deutsches Zentrum für Kulturgutverluste: Lost Art-ID 391058; http://www.lostart.de/DE/Fund/391058 (accessed 17 Dec. 2019).

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 144
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
Show Literature
Ermischer 2007 32
AuthorGerhard Ermischer
TitleCranach im Exil - Porträt einer bewegten Epoche
Publicationin Gerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke, eds., Cranach im Exil. Aschaffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht, Schatzkammer, Residenz, Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Pages13-53
Show Literature
Exhib. Cat. Aschaffenburg 2007 315 No. 60 Figs. pp. 314, 315
EditorGerhard Ermischer, Andreas Tacke
TitleCranach im Exil. Aschaffenburg um 1540. Zuflucht - Schatzkammer - Residenz. Ausstellungskatalog Schloss Johannisburg und Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2007
Show Literature
Von zur Mühlen 2004 No. 23
AuthorIlse Von zur Mühlen
TitleDie Kunstsammlung Herman Görings. Ein Provenienzbericht der Bayerischen Staatsgemäldesammlungen. Mit einem Beiträg von Albert A. Feiber
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2004
Show Literature
Cat. Aschaffenburg 1975 67
Authorn. a.
TitleBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Galerie Aschaffenburg. Katalog
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication1975
Show Literature
  • The Passion Triptych: Agony in the Garden, Christ is Crowned with Thorns, Christ on the Way to Calvery [recto of the left wing panel]; Christ as the Man of Sorrows [verso], after 1540

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Technical studies

06. 2012Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared reflectography
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Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not readily visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Versions

The Crucifixion Triptych: Agony in the Garden, Christ is Crowned with Thorns, Christ on the Way to Calvery [recto, left wing panel]
  • The Crucifixion Triptych: Agony in the Garden, Christ is Crowned with Thorns, Christ on the Way to Calvery [recto, left wing panel], about 1540
  • DE_BStGS_696
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The Crucifixion Triptych: Christ as the Man of Sorrows [separated verso, left wing panel]
  • The Crucifixion Triptych: Christ as the Man of Sorrows [separated verso, left wing panel], about 1540
  • DE_BStGS_696A
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The Crucifixion Triptych: The Flagellation, Ecce Homo, The Resurrection [recto, right wing panel]
  • The Crucifixion Triptych: The Flagellation, Ecce Homo, The Resurrection [recto, right wing panel], about 1540
  • DE_BStGS_697
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
The Crucifixion Triptych: The Virgin in Prayer [separated verso, right wing panel]
  • The Crucifixion Triptych: The Virgin in Prayer [separated verso, right wing panel], about 1540
  • DE_BStGS_697A
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Crucifixion Triptych: The Crucifixion [central panel]
  • Crucifixion Triptych: The Crucifixion [central panel], 1540
  • DE_BStGS_12989
  • Painting
  • Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

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