This panel was part of an altarpiece from the Neustadter Marienkirche in Bielefeld, Westphalia in 1400 AD.The Crucifixion was one of thirty scenes proceeding from the Fall of Man to the Last Judgment. The artist was one of the foremost painters of the International Gothic in northwestern Germany.
The image depicts Christ in what appear to be His final moments on the cross after many bystanders have left and only those closest to Him remain. His side has also already been pierced. The artist emphasizes the brutality of Christ's death by emphasizing the blood running from his wounds. The woman most certainly are Mary and Martha, and the artist doesn't portray them as being overly sorrowful, but of course, their expressions show no sign of peace for the man they most loved is now dead.
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