Christ before Caiaphas
Christ Mocked
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows and with special assistance of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, Sr., Mrs. Robert Charles, Mr. Laurens M. Hamilton, The Heineman Foundation, Mrs. Donald F. Hyde, Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan
A meek Christ is led to the throne of the Jewish high priest Caiaphas, whose corruption is indicated by his corpulence and foppish ermine-lined scarlet mantle. Before the pair kneels a man in a fancy dagged chaperon (connoting worldliness or evil), who mockingly accuses the Savior. Behind this group stands Peter, who denies any knowledge of the accused. Below the miniature, a repentant Peter weeps at the mouth of a cave. In the small miniature, Caiaphas, standing against the wall, directs the mocking of Christ. The seated Savior stoically endures indignities; his face has been covered with a cloth by his tormentors who taunt him, saying that surely his powers enable him to identify his abusers.