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Răstignirea lui Iisus Hristos

Unknown

1850

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Classical Antiquity Religious Cross Hatching

Dominant colour

Răstignirea lui Iisus Hristos is a 1850 by Unknown, depicting Cross, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1850
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This painting shows a man nailed to a cross, his arms spread wide. Two figures in red robes with green sashes stand on either side, their hands clasped. The background is a deep blue with white stars and golden sun faces. The man on the cross has a sad expression, and his body is drawn with simple lines. The figures’ robes use a lot of parallel lines to fill in the colors—this is called *hatching*. The cross itself has a checkered pattern, and the sky looks like it’s made of tiny dots. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create shading.