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Anton Wierix II (1555/1559-1604)

The Crucifixion

Artist
Title
The Crucifixion
Dating
ca 1600
Material/Technique
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Mått 15,50 x 10,40 cm
Category
Inventory number
G Q 334/1911
Acquisition
Gift of Oscar Quensel, 1911
Display Status
Not on display at the museum
Description
The Christian church dominated the visual culture of Europe, and the world of prints also reflected the self-evident role of Christianity in society. Yet printmaking was uncharted territory and opened new ways of portraying established motifs. In prints, painting’s focus on beauty was replaced by a desire to show detail. Clarity and strong symbolism characterise many religious prints. This was partly due to the fact that the images were disseminated in books, and partly due to the greater freedom and more popular style of prints. Here, humour has its place alongside well-known saints. Grotesque monsters and explicit details of mutilated martyrs could be shown in a way that would have been considered in bad taste in a painting; in this context, however, they were nourishment for the imagination.
Signature/Inscription
Signature (nedtill i mitten i plåten): Anton. Wierx fecit et excud. Inscriptions (uppe i mitten i plåten): Veni cornaberis. I.N.R.I. Inscriptions (vänster sida, i plåten): S. Petrus. S. Calliopius. S. Pionius. S. Victorinus Inscriptions (höger sida, i plåten): S. Andreas S. Timotheus S. Paphnutius S. Hadrianus. Inscriptions (nedtill i mitten i plåten): Si Justinebimus, et conregnabimus. 2 Tim 2 Si non compatimur, non conregnabimus. Inscriptions (nedtill i plåten): SERENIS: ISABELLAE, CLARAE, EVGENIAE, HISPAN: INF: ARCHID: AVST:DVS :BVRG:BRAB:COM:FLAND: ANTON.WIERX L.M.D. Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo i mitten): N. M. UTG. Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo nere till höger): GM Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo nere till höger): Kmj Inscriptions (a tergo nere mitten): 586 Inscriptions (a tergo nere mitten): A VI 1231 Du?t Inscriptions (a tergo nere till höger): 334/1911
Exhibition History
Printed. Prints as collector's items, mass media and showpieces, Göteborg, Göteborgs konstmuseum, 14/03/2020 - 16/08/2020
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