The Crucifixion

Wolf Huber

Associated Names
Wolf Huber

Artist, German, c. 1485/1490 - 1553

This is an image of a biblical scene. The scene shows a central figure nailed to a cross, with rays of light coming from the clouds above. Below the cross, two figures stand with expressions and postures indicating lamentation or reverence. The background includes rolling hills and rugged terrain. The image is drawn in delicate lines with attention to texture and details in garments and landscape. The composition is balanced with the crucifix on the right and the other figures and landscape filling the rest of the frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.477

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winzinger 1979, no. 267

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 49, repro.

1971

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Saint John's College, Santa Fe, NM, 1971, no catalogue.

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA, 1971, no. 40, repro.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1979

  • Winzinger, Franz. Wolf Huber: das Gesamtwerk. 2vols. München: Hirmer Verlag, 1979

Wikidata ID

Q65087523

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