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Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves
Lost Art-ID
4490
Artist
Cranach, Lucas (der Ältere)
Birth
1472, Kronach
Death
1553.10.16
Place of activity
Wittenberg; Weimar; Wien?
Title
Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves
Datierung
1515
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
mixed technique : wood / painted
Height
55.00 cm
Width
39.00 cm
Inventory number
Z.V. Nr. 3011
Description
Signed on the bottom left of the cross: artist's signet with snake and the year "1515"; above the crosses, there are dark threatening clouds; in front of the crosses, on the right, Mary is supported by John; at the foot of the Cross of Christ Mary Magdalene kneels on the ground.
Provenance
Acquired in 1936 from the Wesendonk collection, financed by exchanging it for "Fort Lillo by the Scheldt" (Ahv 236) by Jan van Goyen, via the Galerie Haberstock/Berlin (Zugangsverzeichnis 3011). […]. Still in place in 1943 and 1944, respectively (1943 catalog; 1944 inventory, p. 410); current location: Pushkin Museum Moscow, object 1010114, no. ЭЖ-1235 ("Die Kreuzigung" 50.5 x 34 cm); shown at the exhibition 'Kriegsbedingt verbrachte Kulturgüter' in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow in the spring of 1995.
Literature / Source
Zugangsverzeichnis 3011, Katalog 1943; Verzeichnis 1944, Bl. 410; Verlustdokumentation Neumeister
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
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