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“Crucifixion between the Virgin and Saint John”
See original version (French)
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“Crucifixion between the Virgin and Saint John”
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
“Crucifixion between the Virgin and Saint John”
Woodcut on vellum, illuminated with a gold background.
Germany, Franconia, c. 1485–1490
Height: 26 cm – Width: 15.5 cm
Mounted on parchment
(minor damage, particularly at the edges)
A few examples of this large woodcut on a gold background are known to exist in museum collections, notably at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (inv. 31.54.482) and the Art Institute of Chicago (inv. 1934.447). They were probably intended to adorn the frontispieces of luxurious ecclesiastical works.
See original version (French)
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