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The cross on which Christ is crucified is rendered as an almost sculptural object; set against a black background, it appears to exist in three dimensions. </p><p>This panel is one of approximately fifteen crosses\n\t\n\tattributed to María Josefa Sánchez, an artist active in central Spain in the 1640s. Women rarely worked as professional artists in seventeenth-century Spain, and little is known about Sánchez. Her entire production consists of painted wooden crosses, which were used as vehicles for prayer in monasteries, convents, and other private devotional contexts.\n</p>","remarks":"European Pavilion Rotation July 2026 "},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"Private collection, Spain, ca. 1970-2024; [La Suite Subastas, Barcelona, June 27, 2024, lot 33]; [purchased by Patrick Matthiesen, London]; [with Nicholas Hall, New York]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2025.","remarks":"as per acquisition proposal"}],"datebegin":1635,"sortnumber":"2025   82","published_date":"2026-08-12 02:00:46.196068","objectid":145479,"dimensions":"91.8 × 52.4 cm (36 1/8 × 20 5/8 in.)","on_view":true}