MASTER of Flémalle
(b. ca. 1375, Valenciennes, d. 1444, Tournai)

The Crucified Thief (detail)

c. 1410
Oil on wood
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

The Roman soldiers looking on the crucified thief, particularly the one whose curly hair is held back by a white band and who is placing one hand on his heart, are portrayed with a realism that was at that time outstanding.




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