Italienisch oder Südniederländisch
Italian or South Netherlandish - Christ on the cross with Mary, John and Mary Magdalene.
Oil, partly heightened with gold paint, on black slate after the engraving by Raphael Sadeler I (17th/18th century). 40.6 x 33.5 cm. Label with old attribution to the school of Matthias Grünewald verso. Framed.
The unknown artist used a copperplate engraving by Raphael Sadeler I, created in 1605 after the painting by Matthias Grünewald, as a model. A total of thirteen complete or partial copies of the so-called "Small Crucifix" (formerly Residenz, Munich) are known today, all but one of which were created after the reproduction engraving.
Provenance:
Private property, Hesse.
Taxation: Differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme)
