Who created "The Crucifixion"?

The Crucifixion was created by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo in ca. 1675.

When was "The Crucifixion" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1675.

What medium is "The Crucifixion"?

The Crucifixion is Oil on canvas.

Is "The Crucifixion" in the public domain?

Yes, The Crucifixion is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Crucifixion

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo

ca. 1675

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971

Accession Number

1976.100.17

Tags

ChristCrossCrucifixion

Art Historical Context

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's *The Crucifixion painted around 1675, is a poignant oil-on-canvas work measuring just 20 x 13 inches, making it an intimate devotional piece suited for private prayer or personal altars. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art European Paintings department, this small-scale masterpiece exemplifies the Spanish Baroque master's ability to infuse profound religious themes with emotional tenderness and luminous realism. Murillo, leading figure of Seville's Golden Age, drew from the Counter-Reformation's emphasis on evocative imagery to stir devotion. His Crucifixion s...

About the Artist

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo · 1617–1682

Son of Gaspar Esteban, a barber-surgeon, and María Pérez. He was orphaned at the age of ten and brought up by his maternal uncle, who placed him as an apprentice with his relative Juan del Castillo, a painter in the Italian manner. He adopted the surname of his maternal grandmother, Elvira Murillo, and rarely signed or used that of his father. Comment on works: History; Portraits; Religious

The Crucifixion

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