Crucifixion (Q28127838)
Label from: French (fr) English (en)
genre:
religious art (Q2864737)
artist:
Juan de Flandes (Q512863)
collection:
Barnes Foundation (Q808462)
location:
Barnes Foundation (Q808462)
main subject:
Crucifixion of Jesus (Q51636)
depicts:
Jesus (Q302)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
Barnes Foundation ID:
4739
information from the Barnes Foundation catalog
description: <p>Although his birth name is not known, this artist had Flemish origins and was active in Spain, initially as a court painter of Queen Isabella of Castile and later mostly for church commissions. The sweeping mountainous landscape of this small <em>Crucifixion</em> suggests that Juan painted it in Castile—not for the queen or a church, but for the private devotion of the anonymous layman who kneels in prayer before Saint John the Evangelist. The astonishing detail of the scene—from the fur on the donor's robe and the buildings in the background to the blood running between Christ's toes—presents an opportunity to marvel at the wonders of Creation as well as at the artist's virtuosity.</p>
keywords
adult person
altar
ancient history
arch
architecture
aura
book
building
carpet
carving
colonnade
god
holy
human
indoor
no person
people
person
religion
spirituality
statue
wall
a statue of a person in front of a mirror posing for the camera
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