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Painting of the crucifixion: Christ on a cross between the Virgin in pink and violet at left and Saint John in red and green at right, with a skull below.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

Christ hangs on a dark wooden cross, his body pale against a deep brown ground, with a skull at the base. The grieving Virgin, wrapped in a pink headscarf and violet robe, clasps her hands at left, while Saint John in a red mantle and green tunic gazes upward at right.

Artist
Hendrick ter Brugghen
Date
ca. 1624–25
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2486 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1630).
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, Funds from various donors, 1956

Español: La crucifixión con la Virgen y san Juan

Cristo cuelga de una cruz de madera oscura, su cuerpo pálido sobre un fondo marrón profundo, con una calavera en la base. La Virgen afligida, cubierta con un velo rosado y un manto violeta, entrelaza las manos a la izquierda, mientras san Juan, con manto rojo y túnica verde, mira hacia arriba a la derecha.

Português: A Crucificação com a Virgem e São João

Cristo pende de uma cruz de madeira escura, seu corpo pálido contra um fundo marrom profundo, com um crânio na base. A Virgem enlutada, envolta em um véu rosa e um manto violeta, junta as mãos à esquerda, enquanto São João, de manto vermelho e túnica verde, olha para cima à direita.

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