CHRIST ON THE CROSS (FIRST STATE)
Artist
CARL HEINRICH BLOCH
(1834 - 1890)
Date1882
MediumEtching
Dimensions31 × 23.8 cm (12 3/16 × 9 3/8") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 46 × 36.5 cm (18 1/8 × 14 3/8")
Overall (Sheet): 46 × 36.5 cm (18 1/8 × 14 3/8")
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funding provided by the Marriott Sisters Foundation.
Object number160040005
DescriptionAn etching depicting a crucifixion scene with a male figure nailed to a wooden cross just left of center; the figure is nude with the exception of a cloth tied around his hips. Below the cross to the left is a half-buried skull. At the foot of the cross a female figure leans against the cross while her legs and feet extend out right of center; a second female figure leans over her. A seated male figure is placed behind and to the left of the cross, hands clasped together, looking at a trio of figures entering the right middle ground; one figure is carrying a ladder.On View
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