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Christ before Annas, from The Passion, c. 1480. Engraving printed in black, on ivory laid paper.

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Engraving printed in black, on ivory laid paper · Sheet trimmed within platemark: 20.5 × 14.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Christ before Annas, from The Passion
Artist
Israhel van Meckenem the Younger German, c. 1440/45-1503
Date
c. 1480
Medium
Engraving printed in black, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet trimmed within platemark: 20.5 × 14.4 cm (8 1/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.

Christ before Annas, from The Passion · Israhel van Meckenem, the younger, c. 1480
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