The Crucifixion
1494
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
Painted surface: 26 × 19.7 cm (10 1/4 × 7 3/4 in.); Panel with engaged frame: 32.3 × 26 cm (12 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
oil on panel
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
59837
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Art Institute of Chicago's collection of European Painting and Sculpture, *The Crucifixion* a poignant oil-on-panel work by an Austrian artist from 1494. Measuring just 26 × 19.7 cm on its painted surface, this intimate panel—with its engaged frame expanding to 32.3 × 26 cm—was likely created for private devotion, a common practice in late medieval households or chapels. Oil on panel, a medium gaining prominence in Northern Europe, allowed for luminous glazes and fine details, bridging Gothic traditions with emerging Renaissance realism. Created at the cusp of the 15th and 16th...