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Golgotha (ceramic picture)

Sándor Apáti Abt

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

Apáti Abt’s ceramic picture, Golgotha depicts Christ’s death on the cross as recorded in the Bible: under a darkened sky, the figure of a weeping woman (presumably Mary) can be seen in the foreground, looking in the direction of the Golgotha (Matt 27:31–55; Mark 15:20–41; Luke 23:33–49; John 19:17–37).
Ornately framed, the function of this work of art is not utilitarian but decorative, as is the case with oil paintings; further, the subject matter is meant to serve contemplation.

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  • Title: Golgotha (ceramic picture)
  • Creator: 1870, 1870-1916, Sándor Apáti Abt
  • Manufacturer: Zsolnay factory (Pécs)
  • Date Created: 1899
  • Location Created: Pécs
  • Physical Dimensions: 32,3 x 65,7 x 3,5 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Zsolnay factory, applied arts, Art Nouveau, ceramic, japonism
  • Type: artifact
  • Rights: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2023
  • External Link: FLT / 4498 (inv. no.), FLT / 4499 (inv. no.)
  • Medium: tile with chamotte grains
  • Art Genre: applied arts
  • Art Movement: Art Nouveau
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

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