European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Preparations for the Crucifixion Mid- 16th century Luis de Vargas, Spanish (active Seville and Rome), 1502 - 1568 Oil on panel transferred to canvas Currently not on view Cat. 805 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelImages showing Christ in repose on the wood of the Cross as he awaits his Crucifixion rarely appear in Renaissance painting outside Spain. The unidentified figure kneeling in the right foreground is the donor who commissioned Vargas to paint this picture and probably also selected the subject matter. |
