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The Crucifixion (from a Passion of Christ series)
Lucas Cranach, the Elder (German, 1472–1553)
1509
Medium/Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
Other (woodcut border): 24.7 x 16.7 cm (9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
Sheet: 26.7 x 17.4 cm (10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 26.7 x 17.4 cm (10 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP18938
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch (relief) 017; Hollstein 20
Signed
Signed lower right: [winged serpent]
Marks
Recto, collector's stamp in red: H.F.S. [Henry F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]; in graphite: 17; verso, purple Parker Collection MFA stamp with accession number in ink: 18938 [Lugt 1870]
InscriptionsIn block, at top of cross: INRI; below woodut, in black letterpress: XI. Er isft den ubelchetern gleich gerechnet/und hat vielfunde getragen/und/fur die ubeltheter gebet. Esaie Liii.
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.
NOTE:
[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.