Medieval Crucifix
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1590–1599
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Cornelis Galle I, Flemish, 1576 - 1650
label: Publisher
content: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
label: Engraver
content: Rafael Sadeler I, Flemish, 1560/61 - 1628/32
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: Depiction of a painted Crucifix in a medieval style, with the crucified Christ appearing at center, and with four mourners depicted on panels affixed to either side. Italian inscription at upper left. 
label: Description
content: Verso, left (inverted): Christ stands at center on the bank of a river. St. John the Baptist stands to the left. Above, the dove of the Holy Spirit descends. 
label: Description
content: Verso, right: The Virgin in Glory, framed by a halo of light, surrounded by angels.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-1069
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Recto: pen and brown ink on laid paper. Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper.
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14.7 × 10.8 cm (5 13/16 × 4 1/4 in.)