Entry Into Jerusalem

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a stylized, abstract portrayal of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, with a crowd of simplified, colorful figures showing reverence. Trees with rounded leaves form an arch above, conveying a sense of celebration and movement in the biblical scene.

The image depicts a stylized, abstract portrayal of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, with a crowd of simplified, colorful figures showing reverence. Trees with rounded leaves form an arch above, conveying a sense of celebration and movement in the biblical scene.

Name/Title

Entry Into Jerusalem

Entry/Object ID

2015.11.1

Description

Christ rides on a donkey while bystanders watch and wave at him. One man watches from above in the branches of a tree. Mark 11:7-11

Type of Print

Stencil Print

Artwork Details

Medium

hand colored kappazuri stencil print on washi handmade paper

Category

On-Display at Calvin University, New Testament, Animals, Japanese, Biblical People, Design/Pattern/Shape
Biblical, Ethnic, People

Made/Created

Artist

Sadao Watanabe

Date made

1979

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

9 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

22-1/4 in

Width

18-1/4 in

Exhibitions

Loan - Watanabe @ Acton Institute, Grand Rapids, MI: November 16, 2015 - January 25, 2016
Loan - Watanabe @ Woodlawn CRC Ministry Center, Grand Rapids, MI: May 31 - September 15, 2017
Watanabe - Center Art Gallery: December 4, 2024 - February 1, 2025