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Christ Shown to the People

Jan Mostaert Netherlandish
1510–15
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 537
Perhaps part of a diptych, the panel depicts Pilate presenting Christ to the Hebrews for judgment. In keeping with its devotional function, Mostaert places the main figures close to the picture plane, showing them only half length. The dialogue of hands and the insertion of the Virgin, who has fainted in grief, between the foreground figures, contribute to the expressive force.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Christ Shown to the People
  • Artist: Jan Mostaert (Netherlandish, active by 1498–died 1555/56)
  • Date: 1510–15
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: Overall 12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.5 x 22.5 cm); painted surface 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29.2 x 21 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.25
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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