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Image: Christ at Rest, by Hans Holbein the Younger

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Description: 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).
Title: Christ at Rest, by Hans Holbein the Younger
Credit: Christian Müller; Stephan Kemperdick; Maryan Ainsworth; et al, Hans Holbein the Younger: The Basel Years, 1515–1532, Munich: Prestel, 2006, ISBN 9783791335803.
Author: Hans Holbein
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License: Public domain
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