Christus in de rozenkrans
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Christus aan het kruis, omringd door God, de Heilige Geest, heiligen en bijbelse figuren, allen binnen een rozenkrans. Buiten deze krans een Gregoriusmis, de zweetdoek van Veronica, de stigmatisatie van Franciscus en engelen die zielen uit de hel redden. Onder de voorstelling tien regels gedrukte Latijnse tekst en het jaartal 1515 in Romeinse cijfers.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-1919-1977
What it shows
Stigmatization of St. Francis of Assisi: in retreat on Mount Alverna, he beholds a vision of Christ on the cross enveloped by wings (like a seraph with six wings)Rays passing down to the body of the kneeling saint form the marks of the five wounds of ChristAids for prayer, e.g. rosaryVera Icon', held up by angelsHoly Trinity in which one, two or all figures are represented in human shapeOther types of crucified Christ in non-narrative contextThe mass of St. Gregory the Great: Christ appears above the altar with the instruments of the PassionMaybe blood spouts from Christ's side
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
