| Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John | |
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| Artist | Hendrick ter Brugghen |
| Year | c. 1625 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Subject | Crucifixion of Jesus |
| Dimensions | 154.9 cm × 102.2 cm (61.0 in × 40.2 in) |
| Condition | "The painting is well preserved. The gray color of Mary's cloak and the gray-green cast of the night sky suggest that these passages may contain a discolored smalt pigment."[1] |
| Location | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Owner | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Accession | 56.228 |
| Website | http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/110000250 |
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and St John by Hendrick ter Brugghen is an oil painting, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It was probably painted c. 1625 as an altarpiece for a Catholic schuilkerk, a "hidden church" or "church in the attic", in the Calvinist Dutch United Provinces, probably Utrecht. When discovered in a bombed out church in South Hackney, London in 1956, it was unknown, but by the time it appeared in Sotheby's salesroom in November of that year it was recognized as an important example of Utrecht Caravaggism. It was acquired by the museum in the sale.[2][3]
- ^ Liedtke, Walter A. (2007). Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volumes 1-2. New York City: Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 109–118. ISBN 9781588392732.
- ^ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, The Hague? 1588–1629 Utrecht)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ Virch, Claus (April 1958). "The Crucifixion by Hendrick Terbrugghen". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. New Series. 16 (8): 217–226. doi:10.2307/3257746. JSTOR 3257746.