Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors, North Netherlandish Master ca. 1530, Jan Swart;   ?
North Netherlandish Master ca. 1530orJan Swart
Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors
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North Netherlandish Master ca. 1530
orJan Swart ?

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


Mitteltafel
133.4 x 88.7 x max. 1.0 cm
minimum depth
0.4 cm
Linker Flügel
max. 127.0 x 33.5 cm
minimum height
102.7 cm
Rechter Flügel
max. 127.0 x 33.5 cm
minimum height
102.7 cm
Physical Description
Mixed technique on oak
Inventory Number
LG 74
Acquisition
On permanent loan from Evangelische Hoffnungsgemeinde Frankfurt am Main
Status
See Parts

Texts

About the Work

Until recently, this important triptych by a northern Netherlandish painter hung unrecognized and ignored in the Protestant Church of St Matthew at the edge of Frankfurt’s station district. Following extensive conservation and restoration it is now on permanent loan to the Städel a splendid example of pre-iconoclasm Dutch painting. It combines Netherlandish pictorial tradition with motifs and stylistic elements borrowed from Italian art.

Audio

  • Basic information
    01:27
  • Focus on cultural history
    01:47
  • Focus on material
    01:36

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Triptych with the Crucifixion, Saints and Donors
Painter
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
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Mixed technique on oak
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Dauerleihgabe der Evangelischen Hoffnungsgemeinde Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
On permanent loan from Evangelische Hoffnungsgemeinde Frankfurt am Main

Work Content

Iconclass

Primary
  • 73D61 comprehensive representations of the events on Golgotha during Christ's hanging on the cross, no particular event emphasized
  • 73D58 the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion
  • 73D625 bystanders 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
  • 73DD644 crucified 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)
  • 31A2522 hands 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
  • 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
  • 12A521 high priest ~ hierarchy of priests
Secondary
  • 61E(JERUSALEM) names of cities and villages (JERUSALEM)
  • 25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta'
  • 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
  • 45K141 walls ~ fortified city
  • 25I1461 city-gate
  • 41A12 castle
  • 25H114 low hill country

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Conservation and Restoration

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13.03.2024