About this artwork
On his cross, Christ embodies a powerful vertical center of this composition. The two thieves that flank him barely register their presence as their undulating forms curve into view on the perimeter of the oval. The ribbons bearing grinning skulls and crossbones cascading from their hands denote the thieves as important nonetheless. They stand in stark contrast to the central grouping of pious souls, where Mary, Mary Magdalene, and John the Evangelist look on in adoration.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Jan Sadeler, I
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Title
- Crucifixion, from Passion of Christ
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Place
- Flanders (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Artist's working dates 1570–1600
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Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Plate: 16.2 × 11.4 cm (6 7/16 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 17.5 × 12.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
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Reference Number
- 1942.262
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/93101/manifest.json