The Crucifixion with Mary and Saint John the Evangelist, 1450 – 1460

Title

The Crucifixion with Mary and Saint John the Evangelist

Painter

• Master of the Middle Rhine ca. 1450/60

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on fir

Material

• fir

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Inschrift auf Titulus "inri"
Inschrift Marias Nimbus "maria mater ihesu xpristi"
Inschrift Johannes d. Evangelist Nimbus: "sanctus johannes ewan"

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe des Historischen Museums Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main since 1922

Genre

• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• crucified man
• crucifixion
• the Passion
• force
• Life of the Virgin
• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Golgotha
• angel
• woman
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• John the Evangelist
• Mary

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Adam
• Dismas (saint)
• Gestas

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 27,45-56
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 15,33-41
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 23,44-49
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,25-30

Primary

• 73D641 crucified Christ with Mary and John on either side of the cross; Holy Rood
• 73D58 the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion

Secondary

• 31A211 (human) skull
• 11G1925 angel(s) with chalice