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Source Description
Originally the central panel of a portable triptych (three-panel painting), this work reflects the mid 14th-century demand for lively, crowd-filled paintings featuring key moments in Christ's life. The painter has enhanced the worshipers' connection to sacred history by having the participants in the scene wear contemporary costumes and using stippled gold leaf to imitate the texture of the chain mail worn by soldiers. Perhaps most important, the Virgin's collapse into the arms of her companions and her anguished facial expression convey the depth of her participation in her son's suffering.
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Document identity
localId
21724
label
The Crucifixion
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
21724
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Crucifixion
description
Originally the central panel of a portable triptych (three-panel painting), this work reflects the mid 14th-century demand for lively, crowd-filled paintings featuring key moments in Christ's life. The painter has enhanced the worshipers' connection to sacred history by having the participants in the scene wear contemporary costumes and using stippled gold leaf to imitate the texture of the chain mail worn by soldiers. Perhaps most important, the Virgin's collapse into the arms of her companions and her anguished facial expression convey the depth of her participation in her son's suffering.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1350-1359 (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
panel paintings
diptychs
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
76
height
31.6
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H with modern gilded molding: 29 15/16 × W: 12 7/16 × D: 1 in. (76 × 31.6 × 2.5 cm)
style
International Gothic
Source extras
cul
Medieval European
med
tempera and gold on panel
creator_ids
3844
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
2064
3310
3581
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photo
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photo
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