The Crucifixion
The Met
Artist: Master of the Berswordt Altar(German, Westphalian, active ca. 1400–35)
Date: ca. 1400
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil, egg(?), and gold on plywood, transferred from wood
Dimensions: 23 1/2 x 17 in. (59.7 x 43.2 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A man on a cross, with three figures standing below, against a gold background
Detailed Description
The artwork depicts a central man on a cross, with three figures standing below, against a gold background. The pale-skinned man on the cross has long brown hair and a circlet of thorny branches around his head. His head is tilted to his right, and his eyes are closed. Blood drips from his hands and forehead. He wears a white loincloth. His body is slender, and his arms are outstretched, nailed to the horizontal beam. His feet are crossed and nailed to the vertical beam, resting on a dark, rocky mound at the base of the cross. To the left of the cross, two women stand. The woman closer to the cross wears a light blue veil over a white head covering, a light brown dress, and a dark green cloak. Her head is bowed, and her facial features are downturned, suggesting distress. Her hands are clasped near her waist. Behind her, a second woman, mostly obscured, wears a dark green hooded cloak, with only her face and hands visible. Her hands are clasped at her chest, and she looks towards the man on the cross. To the right of the cross, a man with reddish-brown curly hair and a circular golden halo around his head stands, looking up at the man on the cross. He wears a long, flowing green robe over a pink undergarment. His left hand is raised to his chest, and his right hand holds a closed, light-colored book. The background is a flat, textured gold, with faint circular halos around the heads of the three standing figures. The figures are rendered with a somewhat elongated and stylized form.
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