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Benedikt Dreyer

Christ in the House of Simon

Description

Maker

Benedikt Dreyer (German, ca. 1485-1555)

Title

Christ in the House of Simon

Year

ca. 1515-1525

Medium

  • Oak with polychromy and gilding

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oak with polychromy and gilding

Materials

wood, paint

Dimensions

57.8 x 62.2 x 12.4 cm (22 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

49.067

Type

  • Sculpture

Projects & Publications

Publications

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A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

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Selected Works

Articles

Christ in the House of Simon the Jew? Contemporary Perceptions of Pharisees in Germany
Wood in the Middle Ages

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Benedikt Dreyer (German, ca. 1485-1555)
Christ in the House of Simon, ca. 1515-1525
Oak with polychromy and gilding
57.8 x 62.2 x 12.4 cm (22 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 4 7/8 inches)
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 49.067

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