The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[cda 2021]

This panel shows Christ on the cross set against a simple background with the Virgin and St John huddled together on the left-hand side. St Mary Magdalene is pictured in contemporary renaissance attire, kneeling at the base of the cross, while holding onto the shaft.

[cda 2021]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[cda 2021]

Dating
about 1519

Dating

about 1519

[cda 2021]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38 x 27 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 38 x 27 cm

  • [written communication from the owner, 19.10.2020]

Inscriptions

- above the cross: 'INRI'

Inscriptions

Inscriptions:

  • - above the cross:

  • 'INRI'

Labels

- handwritten on the reverse of the panel: 'Von Lucas Cronach wohl bekant // war mir diese tafel gestant …

Labels

later inscription, stamps, seals, labels:

  • - handwritten on the reverse of the panel: 'Von Lucas Cronach wohl bekant // war mir diese tafel gestant // Beschenkt...'

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P511
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P511/

Provenance

- private collection
[cda 2021]

  • The Crucifixion, about 1519

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