Entry of Christ into Jerusalem
by SCOREL, Jan van, Oil on wood, 79 x 147 cm
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.