Christ on the Cross

early 16th century

Attributed to Hans Burgkmair I

Associated Names
Hans Burgkmair I

Artist, German, 1473 - 1531

The image features three individuals shown from mid-thigh to the head. In the center, a man is hanging on a wooden crucifix with long brown hair and a beard. He wears a crown of green foliage and a cloth around his waist. Flanking him are two figures. On the left, a woman stands with hands clasped in prayer, wearing a pink robe, blue mantle, and a veil. She has a halo. On the right, a man in a green robe and red cloak stands with a halo, looking towards the center figure. The background is blue with plants, and a decorative frame surrounds the scene with floral patterns. Below is text with decorative scrollwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut, hand-colored in red, blue, green, brown, orange-red, and gold, on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.477

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 384

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 54, repro.

1973

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1973, no. 38.

Bibliography

1926

  • Schreiber, Wilhelm Ludwig. Handbuch de Holz- und Metailschnitte des XV Jahrhunderts. 8 vols. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hierseman, 1926-1930.

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

1965

  • Field, Richard S. Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1965: no. 54.

Wikidata ID

Q64962896

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