Kreuzigung mit einem Galgen im Hintergrund, 1518

Title

Kreuzigung mit einem Galgen im Hintergrund

Draughtsman

• Unknown, 16th century
• Albrecht Altdorfer

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Danube region

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Datiert oben und unten mittig (mit der Feder in Schwarz): 1518

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Weintraube

Work Catalogues

• Becker 1938.143.138

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
• Dismas (saint)
• Gestas
• Mary
• 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

• 31E23561 violent death by crucifixion upright
• 31E2355 violent death by hanging
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life

Alternative Attribution

• Wolf Huber circle; draughtsman; by literature

Historic Attribution

• Albrecht Altdorfer draughtsman