1655
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Crucifix in a Church with Saints Thomas Aquinas, Mary Magdalene, Albertus Magnus, and Others is a 1655 ink by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of robed figures in a church, gathered around a tall crucifix. One person kneels, another stands with hands clasped, and a third holds what looks like a book or cloth. The building behind them has arched windows and thick columns, drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The figures wear long robes with hoods, and one man’s face is turned toward the cross. The artist used shading to show folds in the fabric and the three-dimensional shape of the crucifix. Look up etching to see how this technique works.
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld (1609–1684) was an artist, born in Biberach an der Riß.
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