Rotterdam acquires ‘Eyckian’ drawing

Jan van Eyck (or workshop or follower), Crucifixion, c. 1440-80. Goldpoint and silverpoint, pen and black ink, indented, on grey prepared paper, 254 x 187 mm. Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, inv. 2014/T 1

15 March 2014 | Rotterdam

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen has acquired a rare drawing of The Crucifixion by Jan van Eyck or a follower from the private individuals who owned it since it was discovered in 2012 when preparing the exhibition The Road to Van Eyck. The drawing will be on show in a special display in the museum for a month before travelling to Bosch to Bloemaert. Early Netherlandish Drawing in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam at the Fondation Custodia in Paris.

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