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BALDUNG GRIEN, Hans: Crucifixion

🖼 Crucifixion, c. 1511
Chiaroscuro woodcut
347 × 260 cm
Nuremberg, Germany

Skeletal Christ twists in anguish against stormy darkness, while mourners below writhe in grief rendered through distorted, expressionistic forms. Baldung Grien's visceral approach transforms traditional religious iconography into raw psychological drama, establishing his radical departure from Renaissance harmony toward Northern European emotional intensity.

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E. H. Gombrich
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