Kruisiging
ca. 1610
Medium
silver (metal)
Dimensions
28.9; 294; 20.4; 0.9
About this artwork
Een zilveren gedreven plaquette met een voorstelling van de Kruisiging. In het midden Christus aan het kruis. Aan de voet van het kruis knielt Maria Magdalena, ter rechterzijde staan Maria en Johannes.
Art Historical Context
**Kruisiging (Crucifixion)***Arent van Bol, ca. 1610* *Silver repouss plaque, 28.9 × 20.4 × 0.9 cm, 294 g* This exquisite silver plaque by Dutch silversmith Arent vanten captures the poignant moment of Christ's Crucifixion, a central theme in Christian art during the early 17th. At the center, hangs on the cross, his suffering figure drawing the eye. Kneeling at the foot is Mary Magdalene, a devoted follower, while to the right stand the Virgin Mary and St. John the Evangelist, embodying sorrow and witness. Created around 1610 in the Netherlands amid religious divides post-Reformation, such...
About the Artist
Arent van Bolten · 1573–1633
Netherlandish, Zwolle 1573–before 1633 Leeuwarden