The Crucifixion of Christ

Hans Baldung1512

Details

Title: The Crucifixion of Christ
Creator: Hans Baldung
Date Created: 1512
Physical Dimensions: w104.0 x h151.0 cm
Type: Painting
External Link: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Medium: Oil on bass wood
Style: Upper Rhine
Copyright Text: // Photo: © http://www.bpk-images.de, b p k - Photo Agency / Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Jörg P. Anders
Collection: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Artist information: Even though he was descended from a family of scholars, Hans Baldung Grien did not attend university, but still managed to become a great German Renaissance painter. He is also renowned for his printmaking, with woodcuts as his preferred material. He started his apprenticeship when he was 15 years old, probably in the workshop of a Strasbourg master. After having joined Albrecht Dürer's Nuremberg workshop in 1503, he soon became recognized as his master's most brilliant student. He initially mainly produced altar images, while later applying himself to commissions from wealthy art enthusiasts, becoming favoured for his portraits, such as for that of Charles V.
Artist Place of Death: Strasbourg, France
Artist Place of Birth: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Artist Gender: male
Artist Dates: 1480/1545

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