The Crucifixion
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The spear goes in from horseback. In the crowd below the cross, a rider on a white horse drives the lance into Christ's side, and more spears bristle over more than two dozen heads.
The National Gallery's provenance note records the hypothesis, first raised by Mario Salmi and argued by Laurence Kanter, that the panel was painted for the church of Sant'Agostino in Matelica.
Down at the lower left, in a navy-blue robe, the Virgin has fainted. Two kneeling women hold her up, while another woman and a cleanshaven man stand over her with their fingers laced.
Sources: National Gallery of Art, Washington, open-data release (published_images.csv, assistive description of the primary image of object 41690), read 2026-09-24 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, open-data release (objects.csv, object 41690), read 2026-09-24 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, 'The Crucifixion', 1952.5.75, as published on Google Arts & Culture, read 2026-09-24
But one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side: and immediately there came out blood and water.
John 19:34 · Douay-Rheims (Challoner)
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