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| Title | The Crucifixion with Castel Sant' Angelo | |
| Collection | National Trust for Scotland (Brodie Castle) | |
| Artist | Attributed to circle of Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1594 or 1595-1667) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly 1625 | |
| Date Latest | possibly 1660 | |
| Description | The dead Christ on the cross is illuminated from an undefined light-source and silhouetted against a dark blue sky. The nocturnal sky corresponds to the gospels' description (Matthew, Mark and Luke) of a ‘darkness over all the land' during the crucifixion of Christ. Three angels hover above Him. Mary and St John the Evangelist stand behind the cross. In the middle ground figures are seen departing from the site. The inclusion of the building in the background is unusual. This is the Castel Sant' Angelo (Rome), the prison where St Peter was incarcerated before his crucifixion. | |
| Current Accession Number | 73.64 | |
| Subject | religion (Crucifixion); place (Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome) | |
| Measurements | 28.0 x 18 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Ninian, 25th Brodie of Brodie, 1980 | |
| Provenance | Possibly with William, 22nd Brodie of Brodie by about 1824; by descent to Ninian, 25th Brodie of Brodie. | |
| Notes | Cornelis van Poelenburgh, a Dutch painter who trained in Utrecht, was in Italy from about 1617 to1625. He thus had first- hand knowledge of the Castel Sant' Angelo depicted in this painting. His works are typically small-scale with biblical or mythological figures set in Arcadian landscapes, often with antique remains. | |
| Rights Owner | National Trust for Scotland | |
| Author | Dr Claudia Heide | |