The Crucifixion Diptych by Van der Weyden - Poster

This painting is on display in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and is also known as The Crucifixion, with the Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist Mourning. The right panel shows the elongated body of Jesus hanging on the cross with big nails through his feet and hands. He wears a crown thorn. We can see blood on his head from the thorn crown, blood on his hands and feet from the nails, and the blood mark in his side which is where a Roman soldier pierced him with a spear to check if Jesus died already. On the floor lies a skull and a bone referring to the hill Golgotha where this scene takes place. On the left panel is John the Evangelist wearing a pale blue robe, and the Virgin Mary is in front of him. John and Mary, the mother of Jesus, are grieving. Mary also has her hands folded in prayer. John supports the body of Mary which has collapsed. A corner of Mary’s pale pink robe is also depicted on the right panel of the painting, though the parts of the robe do not line up perfectly. A more detailed discussion of this painting can be found at https://www.tripimprover.com/blog/the-crucifixion-with-the-virgin-and-saint-john-the-evangelist-mourning-by-rogier-van-der-weyden.