ID: 700007474 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007474	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Christ on the Cross (painting (visual work); El Greco (Domenico Theotocopuli) (Greek, 1541 - 1614) (Greek...; 1600 - 1610; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 2000.40)

Note: As the principal visual focus of Christian contemplation, the image of Christ on the cross has taken many forms. These range from full, epic depictions of the crucifixion story to the simple and familiar crucifix. In this painting, El Greco combines the iconic power of the crucifix with the expressive power of landscape painting. He sets the cross atop Golgotha, the "place of the skull," with Jerusalem looming in the background, yet eliminates other characters from the narrative to encourage direct empathy between the viewer and Christ. Light flickers across his undulating form. Storm clouds mass around the figure, which is echoed in dramatic flashes of light playing through the sky. The figure and landscape swell toward an emotional crescendo as Christ lifts his head and eyes heavenward. Here, El Greco appeals to the emotions of the viewer with an expression of the greatest pathos, seemingly beyond suffering. The artist almost surely meant to evoke Christ's final moment, when he commends his spirit to God.El Greco and his shop rather consistently produced an accurate superscription proclaiming "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews" in Hebrew, Greek and Latin, as prescribed in John 19:19-20. The significance of the horse and rider with a standard in the distance is unknown, even though it is repeated in most versions of this composition.

Titles:

Christ on the Cross (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1600 - 1610

Creator Display:

El Greco (Domenico Theotocopuli) (Greek, 1541 - 1614) (Greek Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) (after) (Greek painter, 1541-1614, active in Spain) [500010916]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 2000.40

Other: Creation: España [1000095] Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Oil on canvas

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	canvas (textile material) [300014078]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, textile materials, <textile materials by process or technique>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 82.6 x 51.8 cm (32 1/2 x 20 3/8 in.); Framed [outer dim]: 99.4 x 68.9 x 6.7 cm (39 1/8 x 27 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.)

Cultures:

Greek (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style) [300021144] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>, Renaissance-Baroque styles)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Crucifixion of Christ [901000242]
	.....((Passion of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	religion (belief system) [300073708]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Christ on the Cross	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)