The Preparation for the Crucifixion

c. 1470

German 15th Century

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of multiple figures in a stylized form. The painting depicts individuals interacting around a large wooden cross-like structure. One figure is seated with red markings on their body. The scene is set in a lush green environment and some figures wear red attire and headdresses. Bold colors like red and green are used, and the figures are outlined with black lines against a neutral background. The style is reminiscent of medieval manuscript illumination or early Renaissance art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in brown, hand-colored in red lake, green, brown, and yellow

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.518

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 661

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection, Maihingen; Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For complete information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Rosenwald Papers, box 9, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 104, repro.

Bibliography

1926

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

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. 104.

Wikidata ID

Q64952954

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