The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion

Title

The Crucifixion

[Cat. Budapest 2003, 34]

Painting on spruce wood

Medium

Painting on spruce wood

[Cat. Budapest 2003, 35]

softwood

[cda 2014]

A composition of many figures showing Christ on the cross at the centre, flanked by the two thieves. At the left side a soldier stands beneath the cross with the vinegar soaked sponge. Mary Magdalene has fallen on her knees beside him. At the left edge John the Evangelist supports

A composition of many figures showing Christ on the cross at the centre, flanked by the two thieves. At the left side a soldier stands beneath the cross with the vinegar soaked sponge. Mary Magdalene has fallen on her knees beside him. At the left edge John the Evangelist supports the Virgin. At the right side the converted centurion looks up at the cross. In front of him the henchmen fight over Christ's robe.

[Herrschaft, cda 2014]

Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attributions

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Szépmuvészeti Múzeum, revised 2011]
[cda 2014]

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Cat. Budapest 2003, 34]

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Younger (?)

[Cat. Budapest 2003, 34]

Production date
about 1540

Production date

about 1540

[Cat. Budapest 2003, 34]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 123.1 x 92.8 x 0.7 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 123.1 x 92.8 x 0.7 cm

  • [cda 2014]

Signature / Dating

None

Inscriptions and Labels

at the top of the cross: 'INRI' on the cradle:
Label in black ink, in English (Titel and attribution …

Inscriptions and Labels

Inscriptions, Badges:

  • at the top of the cross:

  • 'INRI'

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

  • on the cradle: Label in black ink, in English (Titel and attribution to Dürer)

Owner
Szépmuvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
Repository
Szépmuvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
Location
Budapest
CDA ID
HU_SMB_2318
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/HU_SMB_2318/

Provenance

  • 1903 acquired from Lajos Némethy
    [Cat. Budapest 2003, 34]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Budapest 2003 34
EditorIldikó Ember, István Takács
TitleMuseum of Fine Arts Budapest. Old Masters' Gallery. Summary Catalogue, Vol. 3: German, Austrian, Bohemian and British Paintings
Volume3
Place of PublicationBudapest
Year of Publication2003
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Garas 1968 274 No. 800
AuthorKlára Garas
TitleDas Schicksal der Sammlung des Erzherzogs Leopold Wilhelm
JournalJahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien
Place of PublicationMunich
Issue64 (1968)
Year of Publication1968
Show Literature
Cat. Budapest 1967 170
AuthorAndor Pigler
TitleKatalog der Galerie Alter Meister I-II
Place of PublicationBudapest
Year of Publication1967
Show Literature
Fenyo 1954 52-53 Fig. 31
AuthorIvan Fenyo
TitleUn dessin, et quelques tableaux de Cranach au Musée des Beaux-Arts
JournalBulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts
Issue5 (1954)
Year of Publication1954
Pages44-53
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Garas 1948 25
AuthorGaras
TitleTableaux provenant de la collection de l'archiduc Léopold-Guillaune au Muée des Beaux-Arts
JournalBulletin du Musée Hongrois des Beaux-Arts
Issue2 (1948)
Year of Publication1948
Pages22-26
Show Literature
Cat. Budapest 1909 B 498 No. 816
Authorn. a.
TitleA Magyar Nemzeti Muzeum képtárának festményei és grafikai állaga
Volume1
Place of PublicationBudapest
Year of Publication1909
Show Literature
Cat. Budapest 1897 494 No. 816
Authorn. a.
TitleAz Országos Képtár mutárgyainak leíró lajstroma, Athenaeum
Place of PublicationBudapest
Year of Publication1897
Show Literature
Cat. Budapest 1870 129 No. V./156
EditorAntal Ligeti
TitleA Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum képcsarnokának ismerteto lajstroma
Place of PublicationBuda
Year of Publication1870
Show Literature
Cat. Budapest 1868 5 No. 46
EditorÁgoston Kubinyi, János Herz
TitleA Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum Képtárának lajstroma
Place of PublicationPest
Year of Publication1868
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  • The Crucifixion, about 1540

Images

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  • overall
  • overall
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  • irr
  • uv_light
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Technical studies

06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • UV-light photography
  • uv_light
  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

06. 2014Technical examination / Scientific analysis

  • Infrared Reflectography
  • irr

Underdrawing

DESCRIPTION

- an underdrawing is not readily visible, occasional lines with a brush

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2014]

  • photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich
  • photographed by Ingo Sandner

Support

- the panel consists of c. 6 coniferous wood planks vertically aligned

- the cradle is also made of coniferous wood

- grey coating applied the the reverse of the panel and the cradle

Paint Layers and Gilding

- the painted surface extends to the ege of the panel at the top and the bottom

- there is a black painted line of 0.7-1.0 cm width along the left and right edges

[Herrschaft, cda 2014]

Condition Reports

Date2014 -

  • washboard-like warping of the support caused by the cradle

  • very yellowed varnish

  • blanched varnish in the upper area of the painting and in mary Magdalene's robe

  • examined by Jana Herrschaft

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