Christ Entering Jerusalem is the final visit to the city,
described by all four evangelists: Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-10; Luke
19:29-38; John 12:12-15.
It happened several days before the Passover festival, and the crowds
of pilgrims who had come for the festival went out to meet him "with palm
branches in their hands, shouting , 'Hosanna! blessed is the king of Israel!"
(John 12:13).
"Crowds of people carpeted the road with their cloaks, and some cut
branches from the trees to spread
in his path." (Matthew 21:8). "
"Jesus found a donkey and mounted it, in accordance with the words
of scripture: 'Fear no more, daughter of Zion; see, your king is coming,
mounted on a donkey's colt.' At the time his disciples did not understand
this, but after Jesus had been glorified they remembered that this had
been written about him, and that it had happened to him." (John 12:14-16).
When he entered Jerusalem the whole city went wild with excitement.
'Who is this?' people asked, and the crowds replied, 'This is the prophet
Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.' (Matthew 21:10-11)
See: Duccio di Buoninsegna. Maestà:
The
Entry into Jerusalem.
Giotto Christ
Entering Jerusalem.
Pietro Lorenzetti. Entry
of Christ into Jerusalem.
Henryk Siemiradzki. Entrance
of Christ into Jerusalem.