"The Crucifixion"

In the course of years, Hans von Aachen worked on the composition of Crucifixion several times. The very first version of this composition was a lost painting,   In the first version of the Crucifixion John is looking up the cross in a mild, yet pleading gesture.  In the second version he is standing below the cross with his arms stretched out. The monumental gesture of John’s arms is copied by the S-shaped posture of his body.  This third version of the painting combines the motifs of the two earlier versions.