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Painting of a central nude wounded figure flanked by two bearded older men in a rocky landscape, with a skull on the ground at right.

The Meditation on the Passion

A painting of three bearded older men in a rocky, ruined landscape. At center, a nude, wounded figure sits slumped on a stone block beside a column, while a skull lies on the ground at lower right. Oil and tempera on wood.

Artist
Vittore Carpaccio
Date
ca. 1490
Medium
Oil and tempera on wood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3911 × 3184 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1495).
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, John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1911

Español: La meditación de la Pasión

Pintura de tres hombres mayores barbados en un paisaje rocoso y en ruinas. En el centro, una figura desnuda y herida se sienta reclinada sobre un bloque de piedra junto a una columna, y en el suelo, a la derecha, yace un cráneo. Óleo y temple sobre madera.

Português: A Meditação da Paixão

Pintura de três homens barbudos e idosos em uma paisagem rochosa e em ruínas. No centro, uma figura nua e ferida está sentada, recostada sobre um bloco de pedra ao lado de uma coluna, e à direita, no chão, há um crânio. Óleo e têmpera sobre madeira.

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