Calvary, the crucifixion at center in the background, with Pontius Pilate piercing his side with a spear, the fallen Virgin Mary at center, being held up by three women, soldiers playing dice at right and soldiers on horseback at left
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giovanni Battista Fontana
Artist bio: Italian, ca. 1524–1587
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1569
Medium: Etching and engraving; first state (undescribed)
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 11/16 × 17 11/16 in. (37.3 × 44.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2001
Accession year: 2001