Creation of the Cross, Christ is nailed to the cross. 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. With an empty margin., print, print maker: Hans Witdoeck, after painting by: Peter Paul Rubens, Antwerp, 1638, paper

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