Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors Reserved he elevated these candid vignettes

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

The portrait is unsigned but it’s clearly by an accomplished hand

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Late 17th-Century Hessian School, Crucifixion With Donors Reserved he elevated these candid vignettesThis 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