The Crucifixion
Artist: Jan de Beer (Belgian, c. 1475 - c. 1528)
Original Dimensions: 37 1/4" x 26 1/2"
Location: National Gallery of Art, London
About Artwork: (1520s) "This painting was probably once the centre panel of a triptych (a painting made up of three sections) showing episodes from the Passion (Christ’s torture and execution). The dead Christ hangs from the Cross, and three angels collect the blood from his wounds in chalices. On the left are the Virgin Mary and Saint John, while Mary Magdalene kneels at the foot of the Cross. The man in the lower right corner pointing towards Christ is apparently the Roman centurion who exclaimed, ‘Truly this was the Son of God’ (Matthew 27: 54). There are many stylistic similarities with drawings and paintings attributed to Jan de Beer, and it may have been painted by an artist trained in his workshop." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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