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The Crucifixion

Group
ca. 1868 (made)
Artist/Maker
Elscheidt, Nikolaus (artist)
Place of origin
Cologne (made)

This is a group made in Germany in about 1868. This group is in boxwood and represents the Crucifixion. It was bought as a 'copy of a German original of the 15th century', and was probably produced by Nikolaus Elscheidt (1835-1874), a specialist in small-scale sculpture in the Gothic style.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Group
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Group
  • Group
TitleThe Crucifixion (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Boxwood
Boxwood
Brief description
Group, wood, the Crucifixion and the Virgin, St. John and angels, perhaps by Nikolaus Elscheidt, Cologne, ca. 1868
Physical description
Wood group, the Crucifixion and the Virgin, St. John, angels, lions and cubs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 62.86cm
  • Width: 17.78cm
Object history
Bought from Dr. F. Bock, Cologne, in 1869.
Subjects depicted
Angels
Lion
Cup
Virgin
St. John the Baptist
The Crucifixion
Summary
This is a group made in Germany in about 1868. This group is in boxwood and represents the Crucifixion. It was bought as a 'copy of a German original of the 15th century', and was probably produced by Nikolaus Elscheidt (1835-1874), a specialist in small-scale sculpture in the Gothic style.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1869, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., p. 11
  • Jopek, Norbert. Kanonikus Dr. Franz Bock und das South Kensington Museum. Sancta Treveris : Beiträge zu Kirchenbau und bildender Kunst im alten Erzbistum Trier; Festschrift für Franz J. Ronig. Trier: Paulinus Verlag, 1999, pp. 260-261, figs. 4-5
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
135:2-1869

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Record createdAugust 26, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O166331/the-crucifixion-group-elscheidt-nikolaus/
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