Kreuzigungsaltar: Kreuzigung Christi,

nach 1498

Material / Technology / Carrier

Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

131,7 x 168,7 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Altdeutsche Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

WAF 223

Acquisition

1827 aus der Sammlung Boisserée

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Derick Baegert, Kreuzigungsaltar: Kreuzigung Christi, nach 1498, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/RQ4XP5P410 (Last updated on 05.12.2023)

This altarpiece was made for the family chapel in the Augustinian monastery in Cologne of Gerhard van Wesel, the mayor of Cologne many times, and his third wife, Adelheid Bischof. This donation is mentioned in the chronicle for the period around 1509. The eclipse that could be seen in Central Europe on 1 October 1502 and is realistically depicted in the painting would support this late date. The right wing (inv. no. WAF 224) belongs to this altarpiece; the left wing is now in the Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in Brussels.