Christ on the Cross

before 1768

Bernhard Rode

Associated Names
Bernhard Rode

Artist, German, 1725 - 1797

This is a drawing of a crucifixion scene. It depicts a central wooden cross with a figure crucified upon it, surrounded by onlookers. The crucified figure appears calm. In the lower left, several figures are kneeling in garments resembling Roman military attire. To the right, figures draped in robes appear sorrowful or contemplative, looking at the central figure. The background is lightly sketched, providing context to the gathering. The lines are finely etched, giving texture and contrast to the scene, capturing the moment in a detailed, illustrative style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.13 × 8.57 cm (5 9/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 × 15.56 cm (8 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.58

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Jacobs 1989, no. 53B

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Probably William E. Suida [1]; by descent Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018
[1] per Alessandra Manning Dolnier

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Jacobs, Renate. Das graphische Werk Bernhard Rodes (1725 - 1797). Münster, 1989: no. 53B.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: B. Rode[?r] ƒ; lower right corner by later hand in graphite: 151; left margin verso written vertically in graphite: Upoßtel

Wikidata ID

Q77260976

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