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Two-panel painting: left, Crucifixion with three crosses and mourners; right, Christ in glory above saints and angels, with demons and the damned below.

The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment

A two-panel altarpiece in red frames. The left panel shows Christ and two thieves on crosses above a crowd of mounted soldiers and mourners, with kneeling women in dark and green robes in the foreground. The right panel shows a gold-haloed Christ enthroned in heaven above angels and saints, with a crowded underworld of demons and the damned below.

Artist
Jan van Eyck
Date
ca. 1436–38
Medium
Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3342 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1443).
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, Fletcher Fund, 1933

Español: La crucifixión; El Juicio Final

Un retablo de dos paneles con marcos rojos. El panel izquierdo muestra a Cristo y a dos ladrones en cruces, sobre una multitud de soldados a caballo y dolientes, con mujeres arrodilladas de vestidos oscuros y verdes en primer plano. El panel derecho muestra a Cristo entronizado en el cielo, con halo dorado, rodeado de ángeles y santos, y abajo un inframundo lleno de demonios y condenados.

Português: A Crucificação; O Juízo Final

Um retábulo de dois painéis com molduras vermelhas. O painel da esquerda mostra Cristo e dois ladrões em cruzes, acima de uma multidão de soldados a cavalo e enlutados, com mulheres ajoelhadas de vestes escuras e verdes em primeiro plano. O painel da direita mostra Cristo entronizado no céu, com auréola dourada, cercado de anjos e santos, e abaixo um submundo cheio de demônios e condenados.

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