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The Crucifixion

Date
c.1540
made in
Germany, Europe
Classification
Sculpture
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
proper left side : 9 1/2 x 9 1/16 in. (24.1 x 23 cm)
proper right side: 9 3/8 x 9 1/16 in. (23.8 x 23 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
126:1924
- 1898
Heinrich Wencke, Hamburg, Germany [1]

1898 - still in 1912
Löbbecke collection, Braunschweig, Germany, purchased at the sale of the Wencke collection, J. M. Heberle (H. Lempertz), Cologne, October 27, 1898, lot no. 205 [2]

- 1924
Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc., New York, NY, USA

1924 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. [3]


Notes:
[1] The work was included in the 1898 sale of the Wencke collection ["Kunstachen und Antiquitäten," J. M. Heberle (H. Lempertz), Cologne, Germany, October 27-28, 1898, lot no. 205]. A 1912 publication also states that the work was formerly in the collection of Heinrich Wencke [Braun, E. W. "Ein Weiters Werk von Israel von der Milla." "Der Cicerone" 4 (1912), pp. 740-41].

[2] According to the 1912 article (see note [1]), the work was acquired by Löbbecke at the sale of the Wencke collection. It is not known when the relief left the collection.

[3] Invoice from Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., Inc. dated October 2, 1924 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum November 13, 1924.

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