Preparations for the Crucifixion

Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

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Preparations for the Crucifixion

Mid- 16th century

Luis de Vargas (Spanish (active Seville and Rome), 1502–1568)

Images showing Christ in repose on the wood of the Cross as he awaits his Crucifixion rarely appear in Renaissance painting outside Spain. The unidentified figure kneeling in the right foreground is the donor who commissioned Vargas to paint this picture and probably also selected the subject matter.

Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Preparations for the Crucifixion

Date:

Mid- 16th century

Artist:

Luis de Vargas (Spanish (active Seville and Rome), 1502–1568)

Medium:

Oil on panel transferred to canvas

Dimensions:

34 5/8 x 30 inches (87.9 x 76.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 805

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

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