The Crucifixion
Deutsche Grafik der Dürerzeit, circa 1550/1575
- Artista
- Deutsche Grafik der Dürerzeit
- Datazione
- circa 1550/1575
- Tipologia
- Dipinto
- Tecnica
- Olio su tavola
- Dimensioni
- overall (painted surface, including added strip at bottom): 107,5 × 41 cm
- Collezione
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licenza
- Pubblico dominio, CC0
Descrizione dell’immagine
The artwork depicts a scene of the crucifixion, with a central figure on a cross, wearing a crown of thorns and a white cloth around the waist. The figure's head is tilted downward, and the arms are outstretched, nailed to the cross. Below, several figures are gathered, including a soldier in ornate armor holding a spear, and others in colorful robes, some looking upward toward the crucified figure. The background is filled with a crowd and a distant landscape. The sky is dark. The expressions and postures of the figures focus on the central figure.