Christ on the Cross

c. 1512/1518

Albrecht Altdorfer

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

The image depicts a religious scene of a crucifixion. A figure is shown on a cross, wearing a crown of thorns and a loincloth. Cherubic faces with wings are seen in the sky with bursts of light. On the left is a woman in robes with a circular halo, and on the right is another figure with a halo. The background shows a landscape with buildings and hills.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.1 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.391

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 8, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 120, b.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 8, satte only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952526

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