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VOUET, Simon: Crucifixion

🖼 Crucifixion, -
Oil on canvas
Lyon, France

Dramatic light falls across Christ's writhing form while mourners cluster below in shadowed grief. Vouet's dynamic composition and emotional intensity exemplify French Baroque spirituality, blending Caravaggio's chiaroscuro with intimate devotional fervor.

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