The Crucifixion (Right Panel)

1741

John Baptist Jackson, after Jacopo Tintoretto

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Jacopo Tintoretto

Artist After, Venetian, 1518 or 1519 - 1594

This is a drawing of knights and soldiers in a forest. Figures are depicted on horseback or standing, with interactions within the group. The attire and armor suggest a historical or mythological narrative. Horses are present, with some rearing back or being guided. Dense foliage from trees serves as a backdrop. Some distant figures seem to be observing or engaged in an activity. Shading and line work create a monochromatic texture that enhances form and movement in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in buff, light brown, gray, and red brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 54.5 x 41.5 cm (21 7/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 64 x 45.8 cm (25 3/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.663

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 22 (right panel)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary Jordan Collection. [1] (Frederick Mulder, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased, October 20, 1986; Gift to NGA, 2012.
[1] According to the donor's collection list for Jackson woodcuts, a great number came from the Mary Jordan Collection.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington, 1962: no. 22

Wikidata ID

Q76557622

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