St. Philippus

Hendrick Goltzius

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with a man in a robe holding a book and a cross, standing on the right side. He has curly hair and a beard. His left hand rests on a book and his right hand holds a cross. He is barefoot. To his left, several men are engaged in constructing a large wooden structure resembling a cross or gallows. One man is positioned on top of the structure, while another sits on a pedestal behind it, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. In the background, a building with columns and a dome is visible, along with a tree and a hill. The scene appears to be set outdoors. At the bottom of the image, there are two lines of text written in an old-fashioned font.