Description
The Crucifixion: a landscape canvas of Christ in the crown of thorns for living rooms and bedrooms
The Crucifixion painting comes in 4 landscape sizes, from 50 x 40 to 120 x 90 cm. Above a sofa or bed about 180 cm wide, choose 120 x 90 cm, about two thirds as wide as the furniture. Over a 135 cm dresser take 90 x 70 cm, over a console of about 120 cm choose 80 x 60 cm, and for a prayer corner 50 x 40 cm. The first photograph shows our Crucifixion from the front on a studio easel in a gold frame, and the second photograph shows the canvas at an angle, where the thick brushstrokes on the yellow ground stand out.
Choose YES under Stretcher and our Crucifixion arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. A frame is optional: for the Crucifixion painting the Frame menu starts at “Without frame”. Delivery takes 15–45 days. The bowed head in the crown of thorns, the hands on the wooden cross and the yellow ground are hand-painted, so this painting is not a print.
What does The Crucifixion painting show?
The Crucifixion shows Christ close up: the bowed head with the crown of thorns and the hands on the wooden cross against a yellow ground, painted in thick, visible brushstrokes. With no crowd and no landscape, the eye rests on Christ’s face and the crown of thorns, and the yellow ground surrounds the scene with warm light instead of darkness. So The Crucifixion speaks of suffering and of hope at once, which suits Lent and Easter.
Where does The Crucifixion belong in a home?
The landscape format of The Crucifixion belongs above a sofa or bed, a chest of drawers, in a study or in a prayer corner. Keep the centre of The Crucifixion at eye level, about 150 cm from the floor; above a sofa or bed, leave 20 to 30 cm between the back or headboard and the bottom edge. The first photograph shows The Crucifixion from the front on an easel in a gold frame, which helps you judge how it will look on your wall.
How is The Crucifixion painted?
The Crucifixion is hand-painted by our painters in thick layers of paint. The yellow ground comes first, then the cross and the hands, and last the bowed head with the crown of thorns, where the paint goes on in raised strokes. The second photograph shows the canvas at an angle, where the thick strokes on the yellow ground stand out. We send you a photograph of the finished Crucifixion to approve and ship it after your reply.
Rolled, stretched or framed?
We ship The Crucifixion the way you choose: rolled, stretched on a 2.5 cm deep wooden stretcher, or framed. The Crucifixion is stretched and framed in our workshop in Slovenia; a gold frame like the one in the first photograph is added when you order. Stretched, it arrives ready to hang; rolled, a framer near you can frame it.
Is The Crucifixion a good gift?
The Crucifixion is a gift for Easter, a confirmation, a priest or a parish, and the 50 x 40 cm size fits a prayer corner or a shelf. If you cannot decide between The Crucifixion and another religious painting, give a gift voucher.
Common questions about the Crucifixion painting
Which size of the Crucifixion painting fits above a sofa or bed?
Above a sofa or bed about 180 cm wide, choose the Crucifixion painting in 120 x 90 cm, roughly two thirds of the furniture width.
Is the gold frame of the Crucifixion painting included?
No, the frame in the photographs is not included: a frame for the Crucifixion painting is your choice in the Frame menu, which starts at “Without frame”.
Does the Crucifixion painting arrive ready to hang?
Yes, with YES under Stretcher the canvas of Christ in the crown of thorns comes stretched on a wooden stretcher.
Can I order the Crucifixion painting in another size?
Yes, the Crucifixion with its yellow ground can be made to order to your measurements.
Why is the background of The Crucifixion yellow?
The yellow ground surrounds Christ with warm light and stresses hope instead of darkness.
How high should The Crucifixion hang?
Its centre about 150 cm from the floor; above a sofa, 20 to 30 cm over the back.
How do I clean The Crucifixion?
Clean the thick strokes with a soft dry brush; no water and no cloth.
Can I order The Crucifixion rolled?
Yes. When you order, you choose whether The Crucifixion comes rolled, stretched or framed.
