The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John ca. 1624–25 Hendrick ter Brugghen Dutch Painted roughly a century after the other works in this gallery, Ter Brugghen’s scene of Christ’s crucifixion draws on the dramatic, emotional appeal of earlier religious art to inspire the private prayers of a Catholic viewer. The Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, who flank the cross, provide surrogates for the viewer’s agonized beholding of the crucifixion. The rigorous symmetry of the composition, the flat, star-studded sky, and Christ’s contorted body, with blood streaming from his wounds, intentional
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John ca. 1624–25 Hendrick ter Brugghen Dutch Painted roughly a century after the other works in this gallery, Ter Brugghen’s scene of Christ’s crucifixion draws on the dramatic, emotional appeal of earlier religious art to inspire the private prayers of a Catholic viewer. The Virgin Mary and John the Evangelist, who flank the cross, provide surrogates for the viewer’s agonized beholding of the crucifixion. The rigorous symmetry of the composition, the flat, star-studded sky, and Christ’s contorted body, with blood streaming from his wounds, intentionally refer to the work of early-sixteenth-century German artists, who were coveted by collectors in Ter Brugghen’s day. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #5103. The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John. Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, The Hague? 1588–1629 Utrecht). ca. 1624–25. Oil on canvas. Paintings
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