The Crucifixion by Jacob Cornelisz. Van Oostzanen, known as Jacob of Amsterdam, comes from the Dominican monastery in Ghent. It was probably the central panel of a triptych. The lamentation of the crucified Christ is set in a wooded landscape with a town in the distance. We see the last straggle of horsemen galloping off into the distance. The scene of the crucifixion is attended only his mother Mary, John and three holy women. Mary is embracing the cross. Before her is the jar of ointment we often see when she is portrayed. Her flowing robe is richly embellished with gold brocade. The panel is an example of late gothic painting, in which the decorative elements are more important than the inner emotions of the figures. One is also struck by the sense of space the artist manages to evoke and the finely balanced rhythm of the composition.
| Artist |
Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen
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| Title | Calvary |
| Date | ca. 1524 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Northern Netherlands |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1904-C |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1904 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1904-C |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/371/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
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11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass 11D351 Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST) John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff Iconclass 11HH(MARY KLEOPHAS) Mary Kleophas, sister of the Virgin Mary, mother of James the Less ('Maria Jacobi'); possible attributes: jar of ointment Iconclass 11HH(MARY MAGDALENE) the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge Iconclass 11HH(MARY SALOME) Mary Salome, sister of the Virgin and mother of James the Great and John the Evangelist, also one of the midwives; possible attributes: jar of ointment Iconclass 11Q751 (public) prayer Iconclass 22C3114 rays as nimbus Iconclass 25G1 plants (in general) Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25I1411 lane, alley Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 26D1 snow Iconclass 31B6214 weeping Iconclass 31B62141 tears Iconclass 41A housing Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 41D221 head-gear Iconclass 41D26511 gold-thread embroidery Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 61E(JERUSALEM) names of cities and villages (JERUSALEM) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass 73D Passion of Christ Iconclass 73D58 the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion Iconclass 73D6 the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) Iconclass 73D625 bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning Iconclass 73D6712 loin-cloth ~ particularities of crucifixion scenes Iconclass 73D82(CROWN OF THORNS) crown of thorns ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass |
| School / Style | Early Netherlandish AAT |
| Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen / Joseph Casier. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (2de reeks) |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 19-20) |
| Chefs-d'oeuvre du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand (exposition itinérante 'Quarante chefs-d'oeuvre du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand' Bruxelles, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, 12 février - 6 mars 1949 ; Liège, 12 mars - 3 avril 1949 ; Luxembourg, 9 avril - 1 mai 1949 ; Lille, 14 mai - 12 juin 1949) / Georges Chabot, Paul Eeckhout. - Bruxelles : Editions de la Connaissance, 1949 (nr. 5) |
| Guide du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, Orné de 52 reproductions de tableaux : Extrait du guide illustré de Gand / Jos. Casier. - Gand : Anc. Maison d'édition Vanderpoorten, 1949 (p. 19) |
| Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen / Willy Laureyssens. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 36-37) |
| Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen / Willy Laureyssens. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 24 a-b) |
| Early Netherlandish Painting / Max Julius Friedländer, Gerard Lemmens, Henri Pauwels. - Leyden : A.W. Sijthoff, 1967-1976 ; Brussels : La Connaissance, 1967-1976 (dl. 12, p. 116, nr. 263 (ill. 145)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent = Museum of Fine Arts Ghent / Claudie De Guillebon, Jacques Ostier, Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Parijs : Association des Amis de "Musées 2000", 1989 (p. 63 (ill. 102)) |
| Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart / Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker. - Leipzig : Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1907-1950 (dl. 7, p. 429) |
| De Noord-Nederlandsche schilderkunst / Godefridus Joannes Hoogewerff. - Den Haag : Martinus Nijhoff, 1936-1947 (vol. 2) |
| Jacob Cornelisz Van Oostsanen (ca.1475-1533) : De Renaissance in Amsterdam en Alkmaar ('De eerste Hollandse meester' ; tentoonstelling Amsterdam Museum ; Alkmaar, Stedelijk Museum en Grote Kerk of Sint Laurenskerk ; 15.03 - 29.06.2014) / Daantje Meuwissen, Peter Van den Brink, Henri L.M. Defoer, Mart Van Duijn. - Zwolle : Waanders Uitgevers, 2014 (p. 118, 272) |
| Oude Meesters uit het Museum voor schone Kunsten Gent in de crypte van de Sint-Baafskathedraal. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2004 (s.p., cat. 23) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 14, 68-69 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| Von Van Eyck bis Bruegel : Die frühen niederländischen Maler / Max Julius Friedländer. - Köln : Phaidon-Verlag, 1965 |
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