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Crucifixion, Coecke van Aelst, Pieter 1502-1550 and workshop, Netherlandish painting; subject: Mary mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, John the Evangelist, Jesus Christ; iconography: Crucifixion, New Testament biblical scenes; setting: Jerusalem, cityscapes and landscapes; date: 1530–1533; medium: painting; dimensions: height 92 cm, width 138 cm; with frame: height 113 cm, width 160 cm; thickness 7.5 cm., A painted scene framed in an ornate carved frame shows a central wooden cross with a pale, nearly nude figure suspended from it, draped with a white cloth; at the foot of the cross a woman kneels wearing a dress with green and red fabrics and gold accents, clutching the base of the cross. To the left a standing woman in dark blue and deep green robes with a pale head covering looks downward with hands clasped, and to the right a standing figure in a flowing red robe gestures with one hand while the other hangs by the side. The background displays a distant hilly townscape with stone buildings, arches, and towers beneath a sky of blue and pale gray clouds, with a few trees and small groups of people and animals on the middle-ground slopes; the foreground ground is earthy brown with scattered rocks and vegetation. The overall colors visible include shades of blue, green, red, brown, gold, white, black, and pale flesh tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_299

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74.2Mo (4.7Mo) / 50.8cm x 36.6cm / 6000 x 4320 (300dpi)

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Crucifixion Coecke van Aelst Pieter 1502-1550 workshop Netherlandish painting subject Mary mother Jesus Mary Magdalene John Evangelist Jesus Christ iconography New Testament biblical scenes setting Jerusalem cityscapes landscapes date 1530–1533 medium painting dimensions height 92 cm width 138 cm frame 113 cm width 160 cm thickness 7.5 cm painted scene framed ornate carved central wooden cross pale nearly nude figure suspended draped white cloth foot cross woman kneels wearing dress green red fabrics gold accents clutching base left standing woman dark blue deep green robes pale head covering looks downward hands clasped right standing figure flowing red robe gestures hand hangs side background displays distant hilly townscape stone buildings arches towers beneath sky blue pale gray clouds trees small groups people animals middle-ground slopes foreground ground earthy brown scattered rocks vegetation colors visible include shades red brown gold white black pale flesh tones.