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144 Early German and Flemish Woodcuts.—Part 1.
(14.) Christ being Nailed to the Cross.
The Latin eross lies obliquely on the side of the hill of Calvary, with
the head to the r. and the foot in the 1. lower corner. Christ’s head is
bent downwards to the r. His 1. hand is not seen, but appears from the
position of the arm to be already attached to the cross. Two men with
hammers are now driving the nails through the r. hand and the feet. A
third man, wearing a hat, kneeling on the ground in r. lower corner, holds
the end of a rope which passes round Christ’s ankles, to secure them till
the nail is driven in. There is no hatching.
[82 x 62,]
(15.) Christ on the Cross, between the Virgin and St. John.
Christ hangs on the cross with head bent to 1., wearing a wide loin-
cloth, closely folded, so that theends do not appear. The cross is of Tau
form, and is drawn in .perspective but not veined. It bears no scroll or
tablet. The Virgin stands 1. with hands folded; she has a veil over her
head, and a mantle and robe of simple and graceful clesign. One pointed
shoe is visible. St. John stands r. bare-headed, with folded hands. His
mantle is gathered up in folds under each arm ; the tunic hangs straight
under it; the feet are bare. There is no indication of grass, but six
horizontal lines are drawn along the ground from 1. to r. under the horizon
line. There is no hatching. The sky in the background is painted a
reddish violet.
[83 x 63.]
(16.) The Descent from the Cross.
St. Joseph of Arimathea, holding a white shroud over his arms, is
•embracing the body of Christ, whose arms are already loosened from the
cross. The Virgin, r., holds the 1. arm in both her hands. St. John
stands 1. with folded hands and looks up at the face of Christ. The cross
is of Latin shape, and does not show the holes of the nails. The ground
is marked by an horizon line and four parallel lines below it. There is
no hatching.
[82 x 62.]
(17.) Tiie Lamentation for Ctirist.
The body of Christ lies on the ground, with the head resting against
the knees of the Virgin, who is seated, 1. St. John kneels in the centre
with folded hands, and St. Mary Magdalen to r., holding the vase of
ointment in her hands. Botli gaze at Christ. Between the Virgin and
St. John, St. Joseph of Arimathea is seen, full-face, wearing a turban,
without a nimbus. Between St. John ancl St. Mary Magdalen the head
of another person is seen in profile. The cross is of Tau shape, and the
holes of the two nails are conspicuous on the beam. There is some rudi-
mentary hatching on ihe Virgin’s drapery.
[82 x 64.]
(18.) Ti-ie Entombment.
The tomb slants downwards across the print from 1. to r. Christ’s
body (quite naked) is already laicl in it, with the head to 1. and the Virgin,
on the farther sicle of the tomb, standing between St. Mary Magdalen
(14.) Christ being Nailed to the Cross.
The Latin eross lies obliquely on the side of the hill of Calvary, with
the head to the r. and the foot in the 1. lower corner. Christ’s head is
bent downwards to the r. His 1. hand is not seen, but appears from the
position of the arm to be already attached to the cross. Two men with
hammers are now driving the nails through the r. hand and the feet. A
third man, wearing a hat, kneeling on the ground in r. lower corner, holds
the end of a rope which passes round Christ’s ankles, to secure them till
the nail is driven in. There is no hatching.
[82 x 62,]
(15.) Christ on the Cross, between the Virgin and St. John.
Christ hangs on the cross with head bent to 1., wearing a wide loin-
cloth, closely folded, so that theends do not appear. The cross is of Tau
form, and is drawn in .perspective but not veined. It bears no scroll or
tablet. The Virgin stands 1. with hands folded; she has a veil over her
head, and a mantle and robe of simple and graceful clesign. One pointed
shoe is visible. St. John stands r. bare-headed, with folded hands. His
mantle is gathered up in folds under each arm ; the tunic hangs straight
under it; the feet are bare. There is no indication of grass, but six
horizontal lines are drawn along the ground from 1. to r. under the horizon
line. There is no hatching. The sky in the background is painted a
reddish violet.
[83 x 63.]
(16.) The Descent from the Cross.
St. Joseph of Arimathea, holding a white shroud over his arms, is
•embracing the body of Christ, whose arms are already loosened from the
cross. The Virgin, r., holds the 1. arm in both her hands. St. John
stands 1. with folded hands and looks up at the face of Christ. The cross
is of Latin shape, and does not show the holes of the nails. The ground
is marked by an horizon line and four parallel lines below it. There is
no hatching.
[82 x 62.]
(17.) Tiie Lamentation for Ctirist.
The body of Christ lies on the ground, with the head resting against
the knees of the Virgin, who is seated, 1. St. John kneels in the centre
with folded hands, and St. Mary Magdalen to r., holding the vase of
ointment in her hands. Botli gaze at Christ. Between the Virgin and
St. John, St. Joseph of Arimathea is seen, full-face, wearing a turban,
without a nimbus. Between St. John ancl St. Mary Magdalen the head
of another person is seen in profile. The cross is of Tau shape, and the
holes of the two nails are conspicuous on the beam. There is some rudi-
mentary hatching on ihe Virgin’s drapery.
[82 x 64.]
(18.) Ti-ie Entombment.
The tomb slants downwards across the print from 1. to r. Christ’s
body (quite naked) is already laicl in it, with the head to 1. and the Virgin,
on the farther sicle of the tomb, standing between St. Mary Magdalen