THE CRUCIFIXION
Circa 1509
Sheet 24 from the series “The Small Passion”
With monogram
127×98 mm
Handbooks:
Impression in the Museum collections
1612
No watermark
Provenance:
State Hermitage;
Rumyantsev Museum since 1862;
in the Museum since 1924
Inv. Г-2342
Comments:
the impression is with Italian text on the back; from the 1612 edition
Other impressions in the Museum collections:
1) Inv. Г-81072, on paper with a watermark, but it is strongly trimmed and cannot be identified;
2) Inv. Г-2343, on paper without watermarks, without text. The paper is thick and dense; the plate has gaps in the centre and on the edges.
Both impressions date from the late 16th – early 17th century