Christ Before Herod

Painting

Moravian Historical Society

Name/Title

Christ Before Herod

Entry/Object ID

0737a-b

Description

"Christ Before Herod" or "Jesus before Herod" also sometimes "Christ before Pilate" Illustrates the Bible passage, Luke 23:8-10. Jesus is brought before King Herod, who questions him. Queen Herodias, dressed in fine clothing, looks on from the foot the throne. This is one of four paintings Haidt made showing the events of Passion Week for the Saal of the single sisters' house in of Nazareth. MHS has two others from the set "The Betrayal of Christ" and "Christ before the Mob". Excerpt from 1972 Berkeley University Art Museum catalog entry by Jane Dillenberger: "Despite the richness of detail, the figure of Christ explicitly dominates the scene, an effect Haidt achieved by central placement, the white garments, and the quietude of Christ's mien and posture contrasted with the gesticulating crowd. This painting, dating from about 1765, originally belonged to the Moravian Settlement in Hope, New Jersey. Contemporary diaries reveal that the emphasis on Christ's blood and wounds was not so intense as formerly."

Acquisition

Accession

737 a&b

Source or Donor

H.J. Van Vleck

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

John Valentine Haidt

Date made

1754 - 1774

Notes

Also dated circa 1762

Dimensions

Height

24-1/2 in

Width

29-1/2 in

Conservation

Treatment

Date(s)

1954

Notes

Restoration funded by M. Pauline Detterer in memory of Ernest F. Detterer

Provenance

Notes

Deposited by H. J. Van Vleck, 1860

General Notes

Note

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