The Crucifixion / from painting by Louis Kurz. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This antique lithograph of The Crucifixion / from painting by Louis Kurz. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Crucifixion / from painting by Louis Kurz.
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Louis Kurz's painting of the Crucifixion reached the public here as a color lithograph, a reproduction method that let a single religious scene circulate widely in homes and churches in the early twentieth century. The print carries a 1907 copyright held by Kurz & Allison, the Chicago firm that issued many widely distributed religious and historical pictures of the period. Kurz himself was a Chicago-based painter known for devotional and biblical subjects, and his treatment of Christ's death drew on the tradition of sacred art that had long shaped how Americans pictured the Passion. Lithographs like this one helped make such images affordable enough to hang on ordinary walls.
| Created / published | c1907. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1900-1910. |
| Notes | Copyrighted 1907 by Kurz & Allison. |
| Subjects | Jesus Christ--Death & burial. Crucifixions--1900-1910. Biblical events--1900-1910. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,284 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-189734 |
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