Christ at rest

Christ in the rest (also: Christ on the rest ) is a form of representation of the Ecce homo in Christian art , in which Christ is represented sitting (often as a lamenting gesture with an arm on the thigh).

This form of representation has its origin at the end of the 14th century, the earliest known representation is a sculpture attributed to Hans Witten in the Brunswick Cathedral from this time. The typological model is the portrayal of the grieving Job who laments his fate.

The motif of Christ resting is mainly used in sculpture , depictions on paintings are comparatively rare.

The patronage is borne by the churches " Herrgottsruh ".

gallery

Christ at rest; Marienkirche Strausberg, district of Märkisch-Oderland; early 16th century; exhibited today in the Märkisches Museum Berlin
Hans Leinberger : Christ at rest
Attachment figure of a wayside shrine
Breslau (Wrocław), Adalbert Church
Christ at rest; Painting by an unknown artist in the pilgrimage church Heilig Kreuz Mindelaltheim
Max Faller , Ewig-Licht-Ampel in the church of the Caritas nursing home St. Korbinian, Baldham

Web links

Commons : Christ Resting - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ Illustration in the RDK article von der Osten (see lit.)
↑ Maria Baumann: Christ: the image of the invisible God. Exhibition on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the art collections of the Diocese of Regensburg 1854–2004 . Schnell + Steiner, 2004. ISBN 3-79541671X . P. 76.

literature

Gert von der Osten: Christ in misery (Christ in rest) and Herrgottsruhbild , in: Reallexikon zur Deutschen Kunstgeschichte, Vol. III (1953), Sp. 644–658; digital in: RDK Labor (13.08.2020)

[1] Illustration in the RDK article von der Osten (see lit.)

[2] Maria Baumann: Christ: the image of the invisible God. Exhibition on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the art collections of the Diocese of Regensburg 1854–2004 . Schnell + Steiner, 2004. ISBN 3-79541671X . P. 76.