The crucifixion of Christ; beneath the cross are positioned the four Maries, a soldier and a horse. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
- Veronese, 1528-1588.
- Date:
- [between 1830 and 1839]
- Reference:
- 24599i
- Part of:
- Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.
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Description
Bible. N.T. Matthew 27.34-50; Mark 15.24-37; Luke 23.33-45; John 19.18-34. The line of the ladder leading up to Christ continues in the diagonal ray of the sun. The women are the four holy women: the Virgin, Mary Magdalene, Mary, mother of James the less, and Salome. The Virgin Mary stands pleading at the foot of the cross. A soldier points at himself while looking at Christ. Behind him is a gallows adorned with a shred of rope
Publication/Creation
[Dresden] : [F. Hanfstaengl], [between 1830 and 1839] (Dresden : Gedruckt bei dem Herausgeber)
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image 49.9 x 38.7 cm
Lettering
Christus am Kreuze. Original Gemälde von Paolo Cagliari gen. Veronese. Höhe 3'6". Breite 2'9". N. d. Originale auf Stein gez. v. Fr. Hanfstengl. ... Königl. Gemælde Gallerie in Dresden ...
Reference
Wellcome Collection 24599i
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