Dreifigurige Kreuzigung
um 1430
Medium
Malerei auf Buchenholz
Dimensions
24 x 19 cm
Classification
Tafelbild
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4911
Art Historical Context
### Dreifigurige KreuzigungThree-Figure Crucifixion) Created around 1430 by the anonymous master known as the Wiener Mal (Vienna Painter), this intimate panel painting captures a poignant moment in Christian iconography: the Crucifix with Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist. Measuring just 24 x 19 cm, it's a *Tafelbild*—a classic panel painting executed in tempera on beechwood a lightweight and durable support favored for portable devotional works in late medieval Europe. Housed in Vienna's Belvedere Collection, it exemplifies the refined artistry of early 15th-cen...