Detached woodcut from Speculum passionis domini nostri Ihesu Christi by Ulrich Pinder: The Betrayal of Christ; Imprint: Printed in Nuremberg by Friedrich Peypus, 1507

Artist Hans Schäufelein German, Nuremberg, 1480/1485–1538/1540

Printer Friedrich Peypus German, 1485–1535

Author Ulrich Pinder German, active 1493–before 1519

Date1507

MediumWoodcut

Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)

ClassificationsBook Arts

Credit LineReby Lewis Purchase Fund

Object numberG.62.9.12

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Label TextThis dramatic depiction of Christ’s capture in the Garden of Gethsemane is one of thirty-nine full-page illustrations designed for the Speculum passionis (Mirror of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ), a devotional treatise published by Hans Pinder, a Nuremberg doctor. Pinder commissioned two leading artists of the day to execute the woodcuts, providing lay Christian readers with ample visual material for use in private meditation, and yielding one of the most beautiful woodcut-illustrated books of the period.
[L. Humphrey, “The People’s Collection, Reimagined,” 2025]
Provenance[Ferdinand Roten Galleries,123 W. Mulberry St, Baltimore, Maryland]; purchased on March 12, 1962 by the NCMA..
Published References"Catalogue of Early Book Art," North Carolina Museum of Art Calendar of Art Events (May 1962), cat. no. 27.

"Acquisitions," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 4, nos. 2 and 3 (Winter-Spring 1964), listed 63.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Early Book Art,” May 1962, then traveling, cat. no. 27.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–April 24, 2023.

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