GRÜNEWALD, Matthias
(b. 1470/80, Würzburg, d. 1528, Halle)

The Crucifixion

1523-24
Oil on wood, 193 x 152,5 cm
Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe

This is one of the panels of the two-part altarpiece originally in the church at Tauberbischofsheim. The Carrying the Cross was seen from the direction of the choir while the other part, the Crucifixion, from the nave.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 3 minutes):
Guillaume Dufay: Hymn for Easter