The Crucifixion [reverse]

1535/1574

Hans Reinhart the Elder

Associated Names
Hans Reinhart the Elder

Sculptor, German, c. 1510 - 1581

The sculpture depicts the scene of the crucifixion, with three figures on crosses. The central figure is larger and prominently shown, flanked by two smaller figures on crosses. Below them, there are people looking up. The sculpture is circular with detailed raised reliefs. It appears to be made of a golden-colored material, possibly bronze or a similar metal. The artwork is intricate and compact, resembling a medallion or a disc for display.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gilded bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.578.b

Associated Artworks

The sculpture shows two figures, a man and a woman, standing under a tree with fruit. It is in a circular frame resembling a medallion or coin. The material appears to be a metallic substance with a golden hue. The relief work includes intricate details of the figures, animals, and foliage.

The Fall of Man [obverse]

Hans Reinhart the Elder

1535

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • Bekker, Gerd. Europäische Plaketten und Medaillen vom 15. bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Leipzig, 1998: 160.

Inscriptions

around circumference: .VT.MOSES.EREXiT.SERPeTe iTa.ChrS.IN.CRVCE.EXALTATVS.ET.RESVCiTATVS CAPVT.SERpeTiS.COTRIViT.VT.SALVARET.CREDeTES.; beneath main scene on scroll: SPES.MEA.IN.DEO.EST.

Wikidata ID

Q63815010

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