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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

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