Răstignirea lui Hristos

About this work

This painting shows a crucifixion scene with a pale, muscular figure nailed to a cross. Below, three people react: one woman in blue clutching her chest, another in yellow reaching up, and a robed man in red and white with his arms raised. The background has a dark, stormy sky and a distant city. At the bottom, a Latin inscription wraps around two faded coat-of-arms designs. The Latin text warns judges about fairness, which ties to the scene’s moral weight. The coat-of-arms might hint at who originally owned this print. Look up coat of arms to see how symbols like these were used in old art.