The Crucifixion

c. 1480

Martin Schongauer

Associated Names
Martin Schongauer

Artist, German, c. 1450 - 1491

This is a drawing of a crucifixion scene with three figures below a cross and a figure on either side. The drawing depicts a central cross with a figure and the inscription "INRI" above it. Below and around the cross are additional figures, wrapped in robes and displaying expressions and postures of sorrow and contemplation. The setting appears to be a rocky landscape, and in the distance, a town is visible on the horizon with buildings and a bridge.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 27, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1966

  • Master Prints from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1966-1967, no cat.

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

Wikidata ID

Q64960172

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