# The Arrest of Christ

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ALTDORFER, Albrecht](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on wood, 129 x 97 cm

## Commentary

One of the main concerns of the German artist Albrecht Altdorfer was to paint atmospheric landscapes. In the Arrest scene of the St Florian Altarpiece, which today survives only in fragments, the light from the torches throws up a night scene in a forest covered by a somberly glowing night sky. This kind of dramatic interpretation of the subject matter was just the sort of model Holbein needed for his Passion altarpiece. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 11 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/delahele\_nigra.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Georges de la Hele: Missa &#34;Nigra sum&#34;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-in-the-garden-of-gethsemane-r6e69c42942241a>)
- [Christ on the Cross between Mary and St John \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-on-the-cross-between-mary-and-st-john-detail-recabbcce0ececd>)
- [Christ on the Cross between Mary and St John](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-on-the-cross-between-mary-and-st-john-rd6f9c9ecf97fa5>)
- [Christ on the Cross \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-on-the-cross-detail-r74dd962a7b03d8>)
- [Christ on the Cross \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-on-the-cross-detail-r9f4ca978677c0b>)
- [Christ on the Cross](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-on-the-cross-r8749b5c1ae90a9>)
- [Christ Taking Leave of His Mother](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/christ-taking-leave-of-his-mother-r02fb364c8fae90>)
- [Communion of the Apostles](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/communion-of-the-apostles-r47154e2c075078>)
- [Crucifixion](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/crucifixion-r745835fdbe11ac>)
- [Danubian Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/danubian-landscape-r3759aa30ecba0a>)
- [Diptych](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/diptych-r0967b77c9f7cbd>)
- [Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/altdorfer-albrecht-r02f9420ffa53c3/landscape-r39cc161afc8b50>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)