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Unknown Maker, Spanish

Crucifixion
Now On View

Maker

Unknown Maker, Spanish

Culture

Spanish

Title

Crucifixion

Year

ca. 1490

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gold leaf, tempera

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Spain

Dimensions

143.8 x 113 cm (56 5/8 x 44 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of John Nicholas Brown

Object Number

69.197

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Suffering and grief dominate the mood of this crowded composition for an altarpiece. The pained facial expressions and precise rendering of the wounds-employed to elicit sympathy from the viewer-suggest the Spanish artist’s familiarity with painting styles from northern Europe.

Luxurious details also vie for the viewer’s attention. Gilded and punched decoration creates a brilliant, jewel-like surface, and artistic exchange and international trade are evident in the textiles. Mary, fainting the foreground, and the horseman at right both wear golden cloth woven with a pomegranate motif. This Middle Eastern symbol of fertility and resurrection was embraced in Venetian and Ottoman courtly textiles.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Spanish
Crucifixion, ca. 1490
Tempera and gold on panel
143.8 x 113 cm (56 5/8 x 44 1/2 inches)
Gift of John Nicholas Brown 69.197

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