Object number1995.10
Crucifixion with the Donor Brother Amelius of Emael
Datec. 1465
circle of
Rogier van der Weyden
(Flemish, c. 1399–1464)
CultureFlemish
MediumOil on oak panel
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (34 x 35 cm)
Unframed: 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in. (36 x 36 cm)
Framed: 17 11/16 x 16 15/16 in. (45 x 43 cm)
Unframed: 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in. (36 x 36 cm)
Framed: 17 11/16 x 16 15/16 in. (45 x 43 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Betsy Mudge Wilson, class of 1956, Memorial Fund; Pratt Fund; Suzette Morton Davidson, class of 1934, Fund; Francis Woolsey and Helen Silkman Bronson, class of 1924, Fund
On View
On viewPeriod15th c
Classification(s)
InscribedInscribed (CL): fr. amelius. de emael; (UC): ___(illegible) RE FILIVS DEI ERAT ISTE; (verso, per Marco Grassi condition report of April 1995): 1867.116 / 6653 x 10 / Receipt and Item #M1528013
ProvenanceCollection of Thomas Jefferson Bryan (1802–1870);given to the New York Historical Society, 1867;
Sotheby's, New York, Important Old Master Paintings, the Property of the New York Historical Society, January 12, 1995
Vassar Exhibitions
Label TextBisecting this panel is the crucified Jesus accompanied on his right by the Virgin, St. John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalene, and a kneeling donor figure. Soldiers stand opposite, including a bearded man in a magnificent green and gold robe, above whom Latin text reads “Indeed, this was the the son of god.” This declaration is associated with Longinus, the Roman centurion credited with uttering these words upon Jesus’ death. Pictorial elements such as the bright hues and swooning Virgin link this painting to Flemish master Rogier van der Weyden. Distinct, however, is the donor in black labeled “Brother Amelius of Emael.” Infrared reflectography reveals that he was added later, suggesting that the portrait was incorporated into an existing painting.
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