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Calvary

Unknown · ca. 1790

Palette

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Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1790

Type

Decorative arts & sculpture

Medium

Polychrome wood, gilt silver, glass, hair

Size

Overall: 21 5/8 × 36 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (55 × 92 × 34 cm); Christ: 16 15/16 × 13 3/4 in. (43 × 35 cm); Cross: 32 11/16 × 18 7/8 in. (83 × 48 cm); Virgin Mary: Height: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm); Saint Mary Magdalene: Height: 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); Saint John the Evangelist: Height: 17 5/16 in. (44 cm)

Place

Guatemala

Period

18th century

Main colour

Grey · lightness 47, colourfulness 7

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Nancy Dunn Revocable Trust Gift, and Edward J. Gallagher Jr. Bequest, in memory of his father, Edward Joseph Gallagher, his mother, Ann Hay Gallagher, and his son, Edward Joseph Gallagher III, 2019. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules