Golgotha

1517

Lucas van Leyden

Associated Names
Lucas van Leyden

Artist, Netherlandish, 1489/1494 - 1533

This is a drawing of a scene depicting a historical or biblical event. The drawing includes numerous figures, soldiers, and onlookers in a landscape filled with activity. In the center, there is a hill with three crosses. The foreground shows various groups interacting with each other, with some figures on horseback and others on foot. The figures are dressed in historical clothing with long robes, capes, and armor. The background features rocky terrain and distant structures under a cloudy sky. The scene captures a moment with attention to detail in the figures, expressions, and natural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 28.9 x 41.3 cm (11 3/8 x 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5630

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 74, State ii(b)/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Symbols in Transformation: Iconographic Themes at the Time of the Reformation, Princeton University Art Museum, 1969, no. 39, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-

Wikidata ID

Q65023351

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