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Kreuztragung Christi
Kreuztragung Christi is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist David Vinckboons. It dates from 1611 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
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Technique & Style
Kreuztragung Christi is a painting classified as a religious work, executed on a horizontal support measuring 112 cm in height by 166 cm in width.
Kreuztragung Christi is a painting classified as a religious work, executed on a horizontal support measuring 112 cm in height by 166 cm in width. The medium and specific handling are not detailed in the available records, leaving the technique of execution, surface preparation, and current condition unspecified. Likewise, no formal or stylistic qualities, such as palette, brushwork, or compositional approach, are documented in the cited sources.
History & Provenance
The painting Kreuztragung Christi was created by David Vinckboons in 1611, as established by both its signed date and its canonical inception year. Commissioned details remain undocumented, though its religious genre suggests a likely ecclesiastical or private devotional patron.
Since its creation, the work has been part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It is currently housed in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, where it has been held without interruption in the collection's recorded history.
The painting Kreuztragung Christi by David Vinckboons is held within the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It is specifically located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. The provided sources do not contain a specific inventory or accession number for the work, nor do they list any exhibition history.
Overview
Created in 1611 by the Dutch painter David Vinckboons, Kreuztragung Christi is an oil work that belongs to the religious genre. The canvas is held by the Alte Pinakothek in Munich and portrays a densely populated scene set in an open landscape, centered on a figure clutching a cross‑shaped object amid a tumult of onlookers.
Subject & Meaning
The composition gathers a multitude of figures, some standing, others kneeling or gesturing, who appear to respond to an unseen event, their gazes directed upward. The central man holding a cross suggests a reference to the crucifixion, while the surrounding crowd conveys the collective emotional intensity often associated with biblical narratives of Christ’s suffering.
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Artist
David Vinckboons (baptized 13 August 1576 – c. 1632) was a Dutch Golden Age painter born in Mechelen, Southern Netherlands. Vinckboons, whose name is often spelled as Vingboons, Vinghboons, Vinckebonis or Vinckboom, had…
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