Lucas Cranach the Elder 1472 – 1553
Crucifixion
oil on panel (138 × 99 cm) — 1503
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This work is linked to John 19:25
Art and the Bible - John 19 - New Testament
John 19 1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate theref
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To the left are the two criminals who were crucified together with Jesus (on the right). In the center are Mary and John the Evangelist.
This is an early work of Lucas Cranach's, made shortly after his Vienna period. Special about this work is that the crosses are not in line but together form a closed space, in which Mary and John are central.
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