The Crucifixion

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Crucifixion

Israhel van MeckenemLinkedCulture matchlcp-e07f3d58b8f6

Date
c. 1480
Medium
Engraving
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
47938

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The improbable image of Christ seated on the cross, awaiting death, provided viewers with a dramatic moment in which to contemplate his quiet acceptance. This type of Christ as the forlorn outcast originated in northern Germany in about 1370. Because it so perfectly encapsulated a consoling and ultimately humble Christ, versions of this pose circulated widely. Europe

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Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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