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WEYDEN, Rogier van der: Crucifixion Triptych (left wing)

🖼 Crucifixion Triptych (left wing), c. 1445
Oil on oak panel
101 × 35 cm
Vienna, Austria

Rendered in jewel-toned oils, the left wing depicts Mary fainting in anguish as Christ dies, her attendants struggling to support her collapsing form. Van der Weyden's intensely emotional Flemish style revolutionized religious art by prioritizing human suffering and psychological depth over decorative grandeur.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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