The Crucifixion

1460/1480

Workshop of Master of the Borders with the Four Fathers of the Church

Associated Names
German 15th Century

Artist

Master of the Borders with the Four Fathers of the Church

Related Artist, German, active c. 1470

This is a drawing of a crucifixion scene. The drawing depicts a man on a cross at the center, with a halo around his head, flanked by two figures on either side. The background is sparsely detailed, but the figures are adorned with detailed patterns and clothing. On the left, there are two individuals wearing robes and head coverings, while on the right, two individuals appear to be wearing hats and armors. This drawing features strong, bold lines, decorative textures, and simple color accents.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 6.1 × 4.6 cm (2 3/8 × 1 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.671

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schreiber, no. 2349

  • Series Title

    Twenty Scenes from the Oxford Passion

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Aufhäuser [1875-1944], Munich, Holland, and Los Angeles; [1] purchased 1939 by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA (L1760c); gift to NGA, 1943.
[1] For more information on Aufhäuser's collection, see Gallery Archives, National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Papers, Box 9; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Recollections of a Collector, Jenkintown, Pa, 1976, pp. 14-18, and Richard S. Field, Fifteenth Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts, Washington, D.C., 1965, Preface (np).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1941

  • The First Century of Printmaking 1400-1500, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1941, no. 44a.

1965

  • Fifteenth-Century Woodcuts and Metalcuts from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 1965-1966, no. 306, 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.

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q64962903

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