The Crucifixion
Artist: Juan de Flandes
1509 - 1519
Painting
In his depiction of the historic image of the Crucifixion on the central panel of Palencia Cathedral’s main altarpiece, Juan de Flandes chose the iconographic type that Réau calls de grand spectacle, which was appropriate for the panel’s large dimensions and horizontal format, and undoubtedly the one preferred by the painter’s client. Here, he reduced that type to its essential elements, a customary approach for this Flemish painter, and one that is even more accentuated in this work from late in his career, where the large size of the figures requires including less of them in the composition.
The Crucifixion
Artist: Hans von Aachen
1602
Painting
This painting depicts the crucifixion of Christ witnessed by his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene plus soldiers Centurion and two criminal crucified one on either side of Jesus..
This painting is held in a private collection in Berlin, Germany.
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