Crucifixion of Christ with Virgin, Mary Magdalena und St John

Crucifixion of Christ with Virgin, Mary Magdalena und St John

Title

Crucifixion of Christ with Virgin, Mary Magdalena und St John

[Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007, No. 54]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007, no. 54]

Christ on the cross dominates the composition in the central axis. On the left the Virgin and Mary Magdalena are shown, facing each other, on the right St John, gazing at Christ.

[Görres, cda 2014]

Attributions
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007, no. 54] [Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 27]

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, no. 333]

Production dates
about 1515 - 1520
about 1520 - 1522

Production dates

about 1515 - 1520

[Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007, no. 54]

about 1515

[Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 27]

about 1520 - 1522

[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, No. 333]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 62 x 40 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 62 x 40 cm

  • [Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007, no. 54]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar
Repository
Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar
Location
Colmar
CDA ID
F_MUC_92-4-1
FR (1978) Nr.
FR094
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/F_MUC_92-4-1/

Provenance

  • Convent St Peter, Salzburg
  • by 1936 private collection
  • in 1937 with Galerie St Lukas, Vienna [1]
  • 20 March 1964, auction Christie's, London, lot 48 (possession of a lady)
  • Kreuzlingen, Heinz Kisters Collection
    [1][Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937, no. 27]
    [Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007, no. 54]
    [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 94]

Exhibitions

Berlin 1937, no. 27
Basel 1974, no. 333
Karlsruhe 2007/2008, no. 54

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Karlsruhe 2007 54
EditorJessica Mack-Andrick
TitleGrünewald und seine Zeit, [Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle, 8 Dec 2007 - 2 March 2008]
Place of PublicationKarlsruhe
Year of Publication2007
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Société Schongauer 1993 75, 188
Authorn. a.
Titlen. t.
Publicationin Société Schongauer, ed., Bulletin de la société Schongauer à Colmar 1987-1992
Place of PublicationColmar
Year of Publication1993
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 94
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976 484-485 No. 333 Fig. 265
AuthorDieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
TitleLukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume1, 2
Place of PublicationBasel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1974
Link http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522
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Exhib. Cat. Berlin 1937 20 027
EditorStaatliche Museen, Berlin
TitleLucas Cranach d. Ä. und Lucas Cranach d. J. Gemälde, Zeichnungen, Graphik
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1937
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  • Crucifixion of Christ with Virgin, Mary Magdalena und St John, about 1515 - 1520

Images

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Documents

Technical studies

Date10. 2010

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

14.10.1992Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Stereomicroscopy

Ground and Imprimatura

  • examined by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)
  • UV-light photography
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  • photographed by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)
  • X-radiography
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  • created by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)

Condition Reports

Date14.10.1992

  • examined by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)

Conservation History

Date14.10.1992 - 17.10.2002

  • conservation treatment by Le Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF)

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