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Triptych painting: Crucifixion scene at center with Mary and saints, side panels show standing saints and kneeling men against a landscape.

The Crucifixion with Saints and a Donor

A triptych of oil on wood shows Christ on a cross at center, flanked by the Virgin Mary, grieving figures, and kneeling donors in a wide landscape with rocky hills. Side panels depict standing saints in flowing robes and two men in dark habits holding small objects, painted with fine detail.

Artist
Joos van Cleve
Date
ca. 1520
Medium
Oil on wood
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3811 × 2410 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1525).
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, Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941

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