Calvary, the crucifixion at center in the background, with Pontius Pilate piercing his side with a spear, the fallen Virgin Mary at center, being held up by three women, soldiers playing dice at right and soldiers on horseback at left
Artwork Details
- Title: Calvary, the crucifixion at center in the background, with Pontius Pilate piercing his side with a spear, the fallen Virgin Mary at center, being held up by three women, soldiers playing dice at right and soldiers on horseback at left
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italian, ca. 1524–1587)
- Date: 1569
- Medium: Etching and engraving; first state (undescribed)
- Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 14 11/16 × 17 11/16 in. (37.3 × 44.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.466
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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