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Painting of three crosses on a hill under a stormy sky, with a dense crowd of robed figures in the foreground and midground.

The Golgotha

A dark, painterly crowd fills the foreground and slopes toward a hilltop where three crosses stand against a stormy, pale sky. Figures in robes and turbans gather around the central cross, while a bright path of light cuts through the murky tones.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1877
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2289 × 1460 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1877; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El Gólgota, escena de la crucifixión de Gustave Doré

Una multitud oscura y pictórica llena el primer plano y asciende hacia una colina donde tres cruces se alzan bajo un cielo tormentoso y pálido. Figuras con túnicas y turbantes se reúnen junto a la cruz central, mientras un sendero de luz atraviesa los tonos sombríos.

Português: O Gólgota, cena da crucificação de Gustave Doré

Uma multidão escura e pictórica preenche o primeiro plano e sobe em direção a uma colina onde três cruzes se erguem sob um céu tempestuoso e pálido. Figuras com mantos e turbantes se reúnem ao redor da cruz central, enquanto um caminho de luz corta os tons sombrios.

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