The Crucifixion [Center 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 painting of a crucifixion scene. The image shows figures gathered at the base of the cross expressing grief and despair. The central figure is on the cross with an inscription above the head. Other figures in the foreground and background appear to be mourning or lamenting, with some looking towards the central figure. The use of sepia tones and dramatic contrasts adds to the emotional intensity of the scene. The painting is detailed, capturing a historical and religious theme with careful attention to the expressions and postures of the figures present.

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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: 56.7 x 41.2 cm (22 5/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 64 x 46.7 cm (25 3/16 x 18 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.662

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1962, no. 22 (center 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

Inscriptions

lower center in block: Illustrissimo & Nob: Viro Dno. Dno. / RICHARDO BOYLE Comti de Burlington... / ...J: B: Jackson Anglus qui Ligno Coelavit humillime D. D. C. 1741

Wikidata ID

Q76557620

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