Christ on the Cross
Maker
Workshop of
(Artists)
1466-1530
(Artists)
1466-1530
Title
Christ on the Cross
Date of Production
c. 1490-95
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
Height: 53.6 cm (panel)
Width: 37.4 cm (panel)
Width: 37.4 cm (panel)
Accession Number
P.1978.PG.244
Mode of Acquisition
Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Related Works
Label Text
Christ appears on the cross against a dark sky. A distressed Virgin Mary and Saint John stand on either side, accompanied by two kneeling figures. One is a Carthusian monk, whose monastic life focused on solitude and prayer. The other is a wealthy man clad in a fur-lined coat. These two very different men may have been brothers, with one or both commissioning this painting.
The artist is unknown but his refined style suggests that he may have worked with the renowned painter Quinten Massys in Flanders, in modern-day Belgium.
The artist is unknown but his refined style suggests that he may have worked with the renowned painter Quinten Massys in Flanders, in modern-day Belgium.
Provenance
Princes Gate Bequest 1978
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