Christ on the Cross
1470–90
- Medium
- engraving
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-197254
Martin Schongauer engraved several variations of the Crucifixion, often inspired by fifteenth-century Netherlandish paintings of the same subject. Here, the thin and emaciated body of Christ hangs at the top of a central cross. On the left, saint John the Evangelist supports the fainting Virgin Mary. On the right, the Roman Centurion and the spear-bearing soldier Longinus (who would later stab Christ to make sure he was dead) look sorrowfully at the viewer and gesture toward Christ. The development of early printing methods during the fifteenth century offered more people personal devotional …
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.305
Registry history
- 1470–90 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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