Rijksmuseum

Crucifixion

Date

c. 1560

Medium

touchstone, marble (rock)

Culture

Liège

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This Crucifixion is carved from a deep black marble found only in Wallonia (Belgium). The Palardin-Fiacre family of sculptors (originally from Lombardy), who were active in Liège, specialized in reliefs made from this hard-towork material. Effects of light and shadow are difficult to achieve in the uniform dark stone and the subtle details of the depiction only come to life with proper illumination.

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