HOLBEIN, Hans the Elder
(b. 1460/65, Augsburg, d. 1524, Isenheim)

Kaisheim Altarpiece (outer view of the wings)

1502
Wood, 142 x 84 cm (left panels); 179 x 82 cm (right panels)
Alte Pinakothek, Munich

The picture shows the outer view of the wings depicting eight scenes from the life of Christ. The scenes represented are: Christ on the Mount of Olives and Capture of Christ (upper left); Crowning with Thorns and Ecce Homo (lower left); Christ before Pilate and Flagellation (upper right); Carrying the Cross and Resurrection (lower right). The inner view of the panels show eight scenes from the life of the Virgin.