The Crucifixion with St John the Baptist and St Jerome, ca. 1495 – 1500

Title

The Crucifixion with St John the Baptist and St Jerome

Painter

• Master of the Breidenbach Epitaph and workshop

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed media on pine wood, reverse original, grooved on all sides

Material

• fir

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten links mit dem Wappen der Familie Breidenbach

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
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• crucified man
• crucifixion
• the Passion
• force
• Life of the Virgin
• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Saint John the Evangelist
• John the Baptist
• Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus
• Golgotha
• man
• woman
• group of people
• animal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• John the Evangelist
• John the Baptist (prophet)
• Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Breidenbach (Family)
• Georg von Breidenbach

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
• 11H(JEROME)0 the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone - male saint represented in a group
• 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff

Secondary

• 31A211 (human) skull
• 25H114 low hill country
• 25H112 rocks
• 25H213 river
• 46A122 armorial bearing, heraldry