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Crucifixion
Crucifixion is an unspecified painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Master of the Benediktbeuren Crucifixion. It dates from 1455 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
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Subject & Meaning
As a work of religious art, it belongs to a long devotional tradition of representing this Passion scene, intended for contemplation of Christ's sacrifice.
The painting depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the central event of Christian salvation history in which Christ was executed by Roman authorities on a cross. As a work of religious art, it belongs to a long devotional tradition of representing this Passion scene, intended for contemplation of Christ's sacrifice.
The main subject is explicitly identified as the crucifixion of Jesus, with Christ himself named as the figure depicted. The work's classification as a religious painting and its 1455 date place it within the late medieval devotional context, when such Crucifixion images served both as objects of veneration and as visual meditations on the suffering and redemptive death central to Christian theology.
Technique & Style
The Crucifixion (1455) is an oil painting executed on wood panel, measuring 170.5 cm by 126 cm. The work depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and belongs to the religious art genre. It is attributed to the Master of the Benediktbeuren Crucifixion and is housed in the Bavarian State Painting Collections at the Alte Pinakothek. The composition emphasizes the central figure of Christ, rendered with meticulous detail characteristic of late Gothic religious painting.
History & Provenance
The painting known as the Crucifixion was created in 1455 by the artist identified as the Master of the Benediktbeuren Crucifixion. Classified as a religious work, the panel depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The artwork currently resides in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it is housed at the Alte Pinakothek. No further details regarding its original commission or intermediate ownership history are provided in the available records.
The painting Crucifixion, created in 1455 by the Master of the Benediktbeuren Crucifixion, is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections. It resides within the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, where it forms part of the institution's permanent religious art holdings. The work depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and measures 170.5 cm in height by 126 cm in width. No specific accession number or detailed exhibition history is provided in the available records.
Overview
The Crucifixion is a 1455 painting by the Master of the Benediktbeuren Crucifixion, held at the Alte Pinakothek.
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Master of the Benediktbeuren Crucifixion
This artist painted a single, striking panel of a Crucifixion dated 1455. The scene shows Christ on the cross with mourners below, all under a bright gold-leaf sky. The figures have simple, strong outlines and rich…
