Crucified Christ

Title

Crucified Christ

Draughtsman

• Johan Wierix ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• opaque white
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• design for a room arrangement?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet in der Darstellung oben mittig oberhalb des Kreuzes (mit der Feder in Schwarz): [...] NRI; unten mittig: SE.MORIENS.IN.PRETIUM

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Peter (apostle)
• Veronica (saint)
• Mary of Cleophas
• Salome
• Mary Magdalene
• Matthew (evangelist)
• Mark (evangelist)
• Luke (evangelist)
• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,31-44
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,20-32
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,26-43
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,16-30

Primary

• 73D64 crucified Christ, with particular persons under the cross
• 11I43 the four evangelists ~ other themes
• 73D8(+31) the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Alternative Attribution

• Pieter van der Borcht I draughtsman; by note on mount
• Johan Wierix draughtsman; declined, by note on mount