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The Crucifixion with a Carthusian Monk

Rogier van der Weyden

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a crucifixion scene. Jesus Christ is on the cross, with a white loincloth, a crown of thorns on his head, and his arms outstretched. He is nailed to a dark wooden cross with his body centered. The cross is positioned against a gold-colored background. On the left is a woman in a black robe with a white collar, her head covered, and a halo around it. She has her hands clasped together. On the right is a man in a red robe with a halo around his head, his hands clasped together. In front of the cross, a man in a white robe kneels with his hands clasped and looking up. At the bottom left of the painting are a human skull and a femur bone.

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661 × 893 px
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