1597
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Passion: Christ before Caiaphas is a 1597 by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a tense scene with a group of people in a dimly lit room. On the right, a bearded man with long hair stands calmly, while a soldier next to him looks angry and points a spear. Others kneel or sit, some covering their faces. In the background, a building with a clock tower appears through a window, and a lantern hangs outside. Notice how the artist uses deep shadows to make faces and objects stand out sharply. This helps guide your eye to the most important parts of the scene. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this technique works in more detail.
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
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