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Lucas Cranach the Elder (artist) German, 1472 - 1553 The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion, 1536 oil on panel overall: 50.8 x 34.6 cm (20 x 13 5/8 in.) framed: 67.6 x 51.7 x 5.3 cm (26 5/8 x 20 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.) Samuel H. Kress Collection 1961.9.69 On View |
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Conservation Notes
The panel is composed of two boards with vertically oriented grain. Dendrochronological examination by Peter Klein provided dates of 1486-1531 and 1439-1530 for the individual boards and also indicated that both boards were from the same tree.[1] At the top and bottom there are narrow, unpainted edges that have been apparently filled and overpainted at a later date. The left and right edges of the panel have been trimmed and a cradle attached. On the reverse strips of oak 0.38 cm wide have been set into the panel.The painting is in good condition. There is a network of small cracks in the paint layer, which extends into the ground; this is most prominent in the front portion of the horse and extends upward into the area of Christ's drapery. There are some shallow scratches to the right of the horse and near Christ's torso. Areas of abrasion exist near the knees of the crucified figure at the left and in the hindquarters of the horse.
[1] The wood was identified as beech (sp.Fagus) by Peter Klein,
examination report, 10 April 1987, and by the National Gallery's scientific
research department, report, 15 July 1988, both in NGA curatorial files. The
wood was erroneously identified as linden in exh. cat. Dresden 1899, which was
repeated in Eisler 1977, 24.
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