The Crucifixion

Provenance

Trivulzio Collection, Milan, by 1874.[1] (Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, 1878-1955, Rome and Florence);[2] purchased 26 June 1935 by Samuel H. Kress (1863-1955), New York; gift 27 September 1950 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[3] gift 1961 to NGA. [1] Laura Aldovini, _I Nielli Trivulzio. Storia, Tecnica, Collezionismo,_ Milan, 2021:245. [2] The bill of sale included sculptures, maiolicas, furniture, antique velvets, paintings, and enamels, for a total of one hundred objects. Copy in NGA curatorial files. See also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, (https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/acquisitions/ACQ143). [3] An affidavit of 21 August 1956 by Herbert L. Spencer, executive director, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, states the Trivulzio collection of nielli and enamels were given by Samuel H. Kress to the Foundation on 27 September 1950; original in National Gallery of Art Archives. Secretary and General Counsel Records – Major Donor Files; copy in NGA curatorial files.

The Crucifixion

German 19th Century

German 19th Century

Accession Number

1961.9.179

Medium

metal plate with gold inlay

Dimensions

overall: 10.3 × 10 cm (4 1/16 × 3 15/16 in.) | height (with suspension loop): 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection