Creation of the Cross, Christ is nailed to the cross. At the top hangs a paper with his name in different languages. Executioners and soldiers put the cross straight into the ground. The people are watching. On the left, the soldier leading the execution of Christ rides up on horseback. In the background you can see how his soldiers lead one of the murderers away, while a second one is already tied to the cross. On the right the grieving Mary Magdalene surrounded by women and children. In the background John the Evangelist and Mary. In the margin a two-line caption with a dedication in Latin., print, print maker: Hans Witdoeck, (mentioned on object), after painting by: Peter Paul Rubens, (mentioned on object), Spaanse kroon, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1638, paper, engraving, height, 614 mm × width, 1252 mm
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