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Gold-background painting of the Crucifixion: Christ centered on a cross, two crucified figures beside him, grieving women in robes at lower left, and mounted soldiers at right.

The Crucifixion

A gold-ground panel showing Christ crucified at center, flanked by two thieves on crosses. Below, the grieving Virgin Mary in a blue mantle is supported by women in orange and red robes, while armored soldiers and horsemen crowd the right foreground.

Artist
Pietro Lorenzetti
Date
1340s
Medium
Tempera and gold leaf on wood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2928 × 3872 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1349).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift and Gwynne Andrews Fund, 2002

Español: La Crucifixión, panel en temple y pan de oro

Panel con fondo dorado que muestra a Cristo crucificado en el centro, flanqueado por dos ladrones en cruces. Abajo, la Virgen María en manto azul es sostenida por mujeres con túnicas naranjas y rojas, mientras soldados armados y jinetes ocupan el primer plano derecho.

Português: A Crucificação, painel em têmpera e folha de ouro

Painel com fundo dourado que mostra Cristo crucificado ao centro, ladeado por dois ladrões em cruzes. Abaixo, a Virgem Maria, de manto azul, é amparada por mulheres com vestes laranja e vermelha, enquanto soldados armados e cavaleiros ocupam o primeiro plano à direita.

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