Christ on the Cross, El Greco (workshop of), 1600 - 1615

Identification

Title(s)

Christ on the Cross

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3142

Description

Christus aan het kruis, tegen een landschap met in de verte de gebouwen van Jerusalem. Donkere wolken vullen de hemel.

Creation

Artist

painter: El Greco (workshop of)

Dating

1600 - 1615

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 47 cm × width 33.5 cm

Subject

What

Christ on the cross on Golgotha (alone, without bystanders)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of D.G. van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Acquisition

gift 15-Jul-1933

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Inv.; on loan from Daniël George van Beuningen (1877-1955), Rotterdam, to the museum, 1930 (inv. no. SK-C-1200);{Note RMA.} by whom donated, to the museum, 1933

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Gevaar en schoonheid : Turner en de traditie van het sublieme, Ralph Keuning, Paul Knolle, Karin van Lieverloo, Quirine van der Meer Mohr, Arnoud Odding, Mariska Vonk, Feico Hoekstra, p. 140, afb. 122
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 248

Persistent URL

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