Golgotha – Antique Print
(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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Step back in time with Golgotha, an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Lucas van Leyden's 1517 engraving of Golgotha, the hill where Jesus was crucified, survives here in a second state, identifiable by the date that was not reversed on the plate. Lucas, a Leiden-born artist who began engraving as a teenager, cut his lines in copper with a fine, precise hand that made his prints widely collected across Europe during his lifetime. The initial and date are cut into the plate itself, a signature practice that helps scholars trace which impressions came from which stage of the plate's use. Scenes of the Passion were among the most popular subjects for religious prints of this period.
| Created / published | 1517 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Subjects | Engraving by Lucas van Leyden, 1494-1533. Bartsch 74; Hollstien 74; Volbehr 69. Second state, with date not reversed. Signed with initial and dated on plate. Sheet backed. Coll. mark of Hubbard Collection on verso. Hubbard Collection. Ref. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: JC; Palestine--Jesus; Bible--New Testament; Art works. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,089 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156238 |
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