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BOSCH, Hieronymus: Crucifixion with a Donor

🖼 Crucifixion with a Donor, 1480-85
Oil on oak
74.7 × 61 cm
Brussels, Belgium

Golden light pierces storm clouds above Christ's crucifixion, while a kneeling donor gazes upward in prayer below. Bosch merges spiritual devotion with intricate Netherlandish detail, creating an intimate dialogue between earthly supplicant and divine sacrifice that defines 15th-century religious art.

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E. H. Gombrich
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