Ecstatic Christ, ca. 1510–11, Pen and two shades of carbon black ink, traces of black chalk underdrawing, 6 11/16 x 9 7/16 in
Ecstatic Christ, ca. 1510–11, Pen and two shades of carbon black ink, traces of black chalk underdrawing, 6 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg (Strassburg)), The subject of this drawing is highly unusual. Christ is represented after the Crucifixion, as the wounds on his hands and feet indicate, but in a moment before his death, his uplifted head and heavenward gaze evidently signifying a spiritual communion with God the Father
Size: 5534px × 3914px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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