Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors Reserved The sale was following the

The sale was following the death of Joseph Ainsley Davidson Shipley (1822-1909)

because of this

Medium Watercolour on board

Exhibited: York

Her career took her across the globe including spells in France and the USA but at this point she was based in Tartu

Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors Reserved The sale was following theThis late 17th century German oil painting depicts the Crucifixion of Christ with kneeling donors, conceived as a complete memorial ensemble within its original inscribed frame. At the centre, Christ hangs upon the cross beneath a sky of roiling dark clouds, his pale body illuminated against an opening of golden light. Blood falls in deliberate crimson drops from his hands, feet, and side, descending through the composition. Below, a man and woman