The Crucifixion

c. 1480

Israhel van Meckenem

Associated Names
Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

This is a drawing of a Crucifixion scene. The illustration shows a detailed composition divided into two main sections. In the foreground, the central figure sits with a crown of thorns, surrounded by various figures. The background displays a landscape with three crosses erected, two occupied. Additional figures are present, some on horseback and others standing or kneeling. The scene is rendered with intricate linework and shading, typical of early engraved religious artworks. Architecture in the background suggests a town or city with notable structures such as a steeple.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.7.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.161, no. 150, State i/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Geelhand Collection, Antwerp; D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalila (Lugt 567); (William Schab, New York); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1952; gift to NGA, 1952.

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Exhibition History

1967

  • Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., NGA, 1967-1968, no. 191, repro.

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

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

1967

  • Shestack, Alan. Fifteenth Century Engravings of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1967: no. 191.

Wikidata ID

Q65358424

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