Crucifixion of Christ, with the Virgin and St John
Summary
Tyrolean glass painters often used engravings by the Italian artist Marcantonio Raimondi as a model. That is the case for this reverse-glass painting: the glass painter only added the splendid starry sky. The process of glass painting is the reverse of that for an ordinary painting: fine details are applied first on the back of the glass panel and the rest of the image is subsequently steadily worked up around them.
Tags
painting
glass
gold leaf
silver leaf
lacquer coating
paint coating
st john
ultra high resolution
high resolution
painting collection rijksmuseum
marcantonio raimondi
italian art
bologna
late renaissance
crucifixion
rijksmuseum
public domain christian images
Date
1535 - 1540
Source
Rijksmuseum
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")