The Small Crucifixion

Matthias Grünewald

c. 1511–1520 · Oil on panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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About this work

Artist: Matthias Grünewald (c. 1480–1528)
Year: c. 1511–1520
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 61.3 × 46 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Northern Renaissance

Christ hangs on a rough cross under a dark night sky, his body twisted and covered with wounds, his fingers contorted and his loincloth in tatters, while the Virgin, wrapped in a dark mantle, and John the Evangelist, in pink and red, stand on either side and Mary Magdalene kneels in prayer at the foot of the cross. Matthias Grünewald, one of the most intense painters of the German Renaissance, painted the small panel in about 1511–1520, the period of his Isenheim Altarpiece, which shows the same unsparing vision of Christ's suffering. Only about ten of his paintings survive. In 1675 the writer Joachim von Sandrart recorded a small crucifix with the Virgin and Saint John by Grünewald owned by Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria, generally identified with this picture. It later passed into a private collection in western Germany, was in Essen by 1922, belonged to Franz Koenigs in Haarlem from 1927, and was sold by his heirs to the Kress Foundation in 1953. It was given to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1961.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Christ on a dark cross with three mourners in deep red, rose and black against a night sky, intense and solemn, for a study, hallway or quiet corner at 16×24 in black. A charcoal, deep red or warm stone wall; it pairs with The Yellow Christ (Le Christ jaune).

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1511–1520)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Small Crucifixion in the public domain?

Yes. Matthias Grünewald (c. 1480–1528) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Small Crucifixion painted, and in what medium?

The Small Crucifixion dates from c. 1511–1520 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 61.3 × 46 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Small Crucifixion we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

The Small Crucifixion (Matthias Grünewald) — The Small Crucifixion · Matthias Grünewald · c. 1511–1520. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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