Bartolomé Estebán Murillo - The Crucifixion



Bartolomé Estebán Murillo
The Crucifixion
c. 1675
50.8 x 33 cm
Oil on canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971


Provenance

Delaval Loftus Astley, 18th Baron Hastings, Melton Constable, Norfolk (until d. 1872)
his son, Bernard Edward Delaval Astley, 19th Baron Hastings, Melton Constable, (1872–d. 1875)
his brother, George Manners Astley, 20th Baron Hastings, Melton Constable, (1875–d. 1904)
his son, Albert Edward Delaval Astley, 21st Baron Hastings, Melton Constable, (1904–63)
sale, Christie's, London, 24 May 1963, $2,352 to "Spence" [Abdy]
Robert Henry Edward Abdy, London (1963–65), sold to Kleinberger
with Kleinberger, New York, 1965–75
bequeathed by Harry G. Sperling, last surviving partner of firm, to MMA
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External links

Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession number 1976.100.17

Other works by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo


Bartolomé Estebán Murillo Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child
1670s

Bartolomé Estebán Murillo A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava
A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava
c. 1650-55

Bartolome Esteban Murillo The penitent St Peter kneeling before Christ at the Column
The penitent St Peter kneeling before Christ at the Column
c. 1670

Bartolome Esteban Murillo Christ on the Mount of Olives
Christ on the Mount of Olives
ca. 1670

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes
1671