The Crucified Christ as the Tree of Life with Monks and Nuns

Laurent de La Hyre

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a pencil drawing on beige paper of a crucified man on a tree with people gathered around. The man hangs from the tree on the right centre of the image, with both arms outstretched above his head and wearing a cloth wrapped around his waist. The tree's trunk is to the right of the image, with branches extending to the top and left. A bird flies above the crucified man. On the left side of the image, a group of people in robes are gathered around the base of the tree. A man on the left centre of the image is kneeling on a branch protruding from the tree, raising one arm. The people are depicted in various poses, some looking up at the crucified man. Some figures are only lightly sketched. The background of the image is the beige paper with a slightly darker border around the edges.