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Gold-ground panel painting of the crucifixion: Christ on a cross at center, grieving figures in red and blue robes, and helmeted soldiers at the sides.

The Crucifixion

A gold-ground panel shows Christ crucified on a tall cross at center, his body pale against the gilded field. Mourning figures in red and blue robes gather at the lower left and right, while armored soldiers with blue helmets and a round shield stand at the right edge.

Artist
Master of the Codex of Saint George
Date
ca. 1330–35
Medium
Tempera on wood, gold ground
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1230 × 1860 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1340).
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, The Cloisters Collection, 1961

Español: La crucifixión, temple sobre madera con fondo dorado

Un panel con fondo dorado muestra a Cristo crucificado en una cruz alta en el centro, con su cuerpo pálido sobre el campo dorado. Figuras dolientes con túnicas rojas y azules se reúnen a ambos lados de la base, y soldados armados con cascos azules y un escudo redondo aparecen en el borde derecho.

Português: A Crucificação, têmpera sobre madeira com fundo dourado

Um painel de fundo dourado mostra Cristo crucificado em uma cruz alta no centro, seu corpo pálido contra o campo dourado. Figuras em lamentação, com mantos vermelhos e azuis, reúnem-se nas laterais inferiores, enquanto soldados armados com elmos azuis e um escudo redondo ficam na borda direita.

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