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Christ on the Palm Sunday Donkey
Veit Stoß1505
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
Nuremberg, Germany
The sculpture shows Christ entering Jerusalem. It demonstrates in dramatic and true-to-life fashion the biblical event at the beginning of the Holy Week. The naturalistic modeling of the sinews and muscles of the animal is impressive.
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Details
- Title: Christ on the Palm Sunday Donkey
- Creator: Pupil of Veit Stoß
- Date Created: 1505
- Location: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, permanent exhibition "Late Middle Ages"
- Location Created: Nuremberg, Franconia, Germany
- Physical Dimensions: H 82 cm x B 31,5 cm x T 88 cm
- Original Source: permanent loan of the City of Nuremberg
- Rights: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg (Foto: GNM / Dirk Messberger)
- Medium: wood
- Art Movement: Middle Ages
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