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Kalken - Capture of Christ

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Kalken - Capture of Christ
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Artist: Jan Joest van Kalkar - Title: Capture of Christ - Medium: Fine Art Giclee on Canvas - Image Size: Approximately 20 inches x 16 inches - Unframed on Unstretched Canvas - Biography: Jan Joest, also known as Jan Joest van Kalkar was practically unknown until 1874, when two men, Canon Wolff and Dr. Eisenmann, established his identity. - Not much of Joest's life is known beyond his paintings. He was the son of Heinrich Joest and Katharina Baegert, the sister of Derick Baegert, who was probably the first teacher of Joest. His greatest work, scenes of the life of Christ, were made between 1505 and 1508 on the high altar in St. Nicholai's Church in his hometown of Kalkar.