1509
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Crucifixion is a 1509 ink by Lucas van Leyden, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a man nailed to a cross at the center, surrounded by a crowd. On the left, soldiers in armor stand with spears, while on the right, two women kneel in grief. The background has a small town and rocky ground. The edges are filled with swirling decorative patterns. The artist used fine lines and shading to create depth, especially in the folds of the clothes and the faces. This kind of detailed linework is called cross-hatching. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with just lines.
Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver.
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