Entry of Christ into Jerusalem

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The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem is the central panel of a triptych ordered in 1526 by Herman Lochorst, canon of the cathedral in Utrecht. The fascinating view of Jerusalem in the background of the painting was based on a sketch Scorel had made of Jerusalem from a point east of the city on the Mount of Olives.

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About the Artist

Jan van Scorel

1495 – 1562

Jan van Scorel (Schoorel), the first Dutch painter of importance to study in Italy and responsible for introducing the Italian High Renaissance to the Netherlands. He was widely travelled and was appointed by Pope Hadrian VI superintendent of the Vatican Coll. In Rome he was influenced by Michelangelo and Raphael, particularly the latter. He returned to the Netherlands in 1524. His works include Pilgrims to Jerusalem, St Mary Magdalen and Holy Kinship. Van Scorel trained with Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen and possibly also with Jan Gossart , while his pupils included major painters such as Antonis Mor.

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