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Crucifixion
(Renaissance Europe )
This is the only identified religious painting by Peter Gertner, who was best known as a portrait artist. Here he uses the skills he honed as a portraitist to introduce distinctive details of costumes, facial expressions, and gestures for both the historical and contemporary figures gathered beneath the Cross. The crowd includes men of many origins: Jewish, Turkish, German, and African. This diversity would both intrigue the viewer and remind him or her of the universal message of the scene.
Gertner's monogram consists of a spade with his initials. It is a play on his name, a variation on "gardener" in German.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/1941 | Treatment | coated; inpainted; varnish removed or reduced |
| 2/9/1977 | Examination | repaired |
| 2/9/1977 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 2/15/1977 | Treatment | inpainted; surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced |
| 1/1/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 12/14/1987 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 8/21/1992 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Germany, Nuremburg (Place of Origin)
Measurements
27 1/16 x 38 1/8 in. (68.8 x 96.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: 15th-Century Art of Northern Europe
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.246