Hans Holbein the younger . EARLY «PASSION PICTURES IN BASEL 39 of the year 1499 in the Augsburg Gallery (No. 61). Upon the backof the Karlsruhe picture are the badly-damaged remains of a second Passion subject, the Crowning with Thorns, also by the youngerHans, first published by Dr. Paul Ganz in his recent book, whichalso has much in common with the same two works by theelder The work, again, is closely akin to the fivescenes from Christs Passion in the Basel Gallery (Nos. 303-307),which are certainly among the very earliest productions of the youngerHans. Two of these, The Last Sup
Hans Holbein the younger . EARLY «PASSION PICTURES IN BASEL 39 of the year 1499 in the Augsburg Gallery (No. 61). Upon the backof the Karlsruhe picture are the badly-damaged remains of a second Passion subject, the Crowning with Thorns, also by the youngerHans, first published by Dr. Paul Ganz in his recent book, whichalso has much in common with the same two works by theelder The work, again, is closely akin to the fivescenes from Christs Passion in the Basel Gallery (Nos. 303-307),which are certainly among the very earliest productions of the youngerHans. Two of these, The Last Supper and The Scourgingof Christ, belonged to Bonifacius Amerbach, and are the best of theset, the remaining three having been acquired in 1836 at a sale inBasel. They are painted on canvas, instead of on panel, an unusualmethod for pictures of any value in those days, and for this reasonit is supposed that they were ordered for some special purpose, suchas the decoration of a church during Holy Week, after which theywould
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