Christ on the Cross

Claude Mellan

Associated Names
Claude Mellan

Artist, French, 1598 - 1688

The image shows two figures. One is upright, with arms stretched out horizontally on a cross, head tilted downward. This person has long, waved hair and wears a crown of thorns, with a solemn expression on their face. They wear a modest cloth draped around their waist. At their feet, another person is shown kneeling and embracing the base of the cross. This second individual has long, flowing hair and wears a loose garment. In the background, there is a barren and rugged terrain under a cloud-filled sky, with a castle visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.116.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Montaiglon 1856, no. 29


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1856

  • Montaiglon, Anatole de. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre de Claude Mellan d'Abbeville. Abbeville: P.Briex, 1856.

1988

  • Préaud, Maxime. Inventaire du fonds français: Graveurs du XVIIe siècle, vol. 17 (Claude Mellan). Paris: Bibliothèque nationale, 1988, no. 25, state ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65567036

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