Christ on the Cross with Mary, St. John, Mary Magdalen and St. Stephen
1505
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1505
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows Jesus on the cross, surrounded by five people. He's wearing a loincloth and has a crown of thorns on his head. The people around him are all dressed in robes, and one of them is holding a cloth to his face. There's a skull and some bones on the ground in front of them. The painting is done in a style that makes the figures and the cross look very detailed and realistic. The background is simple, with some hills and a few buildings in the distance. The sky above is cloudy, with the sun peeking through. The artist who painted this, Hans Baldung, was part of the Renaissance movement.
