Getting started with the collection:
Crucifixion of Christ
Mattheus Borrekens (mentioned on object), 1650
Enormous prints such as this one were an inexpensive alternative to altarpieces by great masters such as Van Dyck and Rubens. The eleven separate engravings of which this Crucifixion is composed could easily be mounted and hung together. Devotion, thus, was within reach for everyone on the wall of a parish or clandestine church, hospital or workplace. This print survived the ravages of time probably because it was never used in its day.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-102.327
- Dimensionsheight 1961 mm x width 1257 mm, height 205.3 cm x width 149.2 cm x depth 5.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsgravure; prent bestaande uit 9 platen