Christ at rest. Pen and ink and brush, washes, white heightening, on ochre prepared paper, 15. 8 × 20. 7 cm, berlin state museums. Holbein here portrays the pensive christ, resting briefly before his crucifixion. In the words of art historian christian müller, "the propped-up head is thus not only an expression of exhaustion but also a gesture of grief. This portrayal therefore invites the viewer to reflect on the suffering of christ and arouses a mood of meditative contemplation" (müller, p. 202). Object Type: drawing. Date: 1519. Dimensions: height: 160 mm (6.2 in) ; width: 209 mm (8.2 in). Medium: ink on paper. Collection: Kupferstichkabinett Berlin. Christ at Rest, by Hans Holbein the Younger
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