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Triptych with Crucifixion
Not on view
The dramatically emotional Crucifixion, when Christ was executed by Roman soldiers, at the center of this triptych is surrounded by scenes related to the events preceding his death (known as the Passion of Christ; left), and those that followed, culminating in the Anastasis, or Resurrection, when he rose from the dead (right). Stylistically, the delicate figures and poignant images relate closely to Italo-Cretan icons found in Egypt dating from the thirteenth to the sixteenth century. Here we see a combination of Byzantine styles and motifs that remained popular across the Christian Mediterranean and the Nile valley.
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