Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors, 1530 – 1540

Title

Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors

Painter

• North Netherlandish Master ca. 1530
• Jan Swart

Central panel

Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors

Panel interior

Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors

Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed technique on oak

Material

• oak wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• permanent loan

Creditline

Städel Museum, Dauerleihgabe der Evangelischen Hoffnungsgemeinde Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

On permanent loan from Evangelische Hoffnungsgemeinde Frankfurt am Main

Genre

• altarpiece
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint
• portrait

Main Motif

• crucifixion
• crucified man
• the Passion
• force
• Life of the Virgin
• depiction of the Virgin
• group of people at Golgotha
• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• The Maries
• Mary Magdalene
• Salome
• Cleopas
• Saint John the Evangelist
• Saint Dismas
• the impenitent thief
• Stephaton
• Longinus
• Anne (saint)
• Saint Christopher
• Christ Child
• family portrait
• family
• Hallincq (Family)
• Jan Hallincq
• Elisabeth Boogaard
• Golgotha
• Jerusalem
• woman
• man
• child
• group of people
• animal
• worship
• monk

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• The Maries
• Mary Magdalene
• Salome
• Mary of Cleophas
• John the Evangelist
• Dismas (saint)
• Gestas
• Stephaton
• Longinus
• Anne (saint)
• Christ Child
• Christopher (saint)
• Hallincq (Family)
• Jan Hallincq
• Elisabeth Boogaard

Illustrated Passage

• siehe Einzeldarstellung

Primary

• 73D61comprehensive representations of the events on Golgotha during Christ's hanging on the cross, no particular event emphasized
• 73D58the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion
• 73D625bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning
• 11HH(MYRRHOPHORES)the three (sometimes four) Maries together; possible attributes: jar of ointment
• 73DD644crucified Christ with Stephaton and/or Longinus - DD - the three crosses
• 11H(CHRISTOPHER)the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ
• 73A221'Anna selbdritt', i.e. Anna, Mary and Christ-child close together
• 61B2(HELLINCQ, FAMILIE)historical person (HELLINCQ, FAMILIE)
• 31A2522hands folded
• 61B2(HALLINCQ, Jan)13(+55)historical person (HALLINCQ, Jan) - historical person (HALLINCQ, Jan) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait (+ full length portrait)
• 31A2331(+4)kneeling on both knees (+ three-quarter view)
• 61BB2(BOOGAARD, Elisabeth)13(+55)historical person (BOOGAARD, Elisabeth) - BB - woman - historical person (BOOGAARD, Elisabeth) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait (+ full length portrait)
• 31AA2331(+4)kneeling on both knees - AA - female human figure (+ three-quarter view)
• 11HH(ELISABETH OF HUNGARY)the wife and widow of the Landgrave of Thuringia, and Franciscan Tertiary, Elisabeth of Hungary; possible attributes: beggar, cripple, fish, loaves, leper, model of church, pitcher, roses in lap, scald-head, three crowns
• 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
• 45Bthe soldier; the soldier's life
• 12A521high priest ~ hierarchy of priests

Secondary

• 61E(JERUSALEM)names of cities and villages (JERUSALEM)
• 25I1city-view in general; 'veduta'
• 25I12prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 45K141walls ~ fortified city
• 25I1461city-gate
• 41A12castle
• 25H114low hill country

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