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Obraz przedstawia Chrystusa Ukrzyżowanego na wzgórzu Golgota. W centralnej części krzyż oznaczony plakietką INRI, z ciałem Jezusa ukazanym bardzo realistycznie – Zbawiciel, w białym rozwianym perizonium i koronie cierniowej, już nie żyje, a z jego przebitego boku wypływa krew. Krople krwi są także w okolicach innych ran: na dłoniach, głowie, stopach oraz spływają mniejszymi kropelkami po całym ciele. Wokół głowy, z długimi brązowymi włosami, jaśnieje promienista aureola.
U stóp krzyża, po lewej stronie bieleje czaszka praojca Adama, którego grób – według tradycji judeochrześcijańskiej miał być w skale Golgoty. Po prawej pomarańczowo-żółte jabłko oraz zbliżający się do niego, wijący wokół podstawy krzyża, zielony wąż. Wokół krzyża, na wzgórzu w różnych odcieniach brązu, zarysowane małe kępki traw. W oddali na horyzoncie, w tle dla całej sceny namalowane zostało miasto, z piaskowo-beżowymi budynkami o czerwonych dachach wież, otoczone murami – Jerozolima, z której wyprowadzono Jezusa, aby był ukrzyżowany poza miastem, jak nakazywało prawo rzymskie.
W górnej partii tła zaciemnione niebo, z granatowymi burzowymi chmurami. Postać Zbawiciela ukazana tym samym jest na tle w połowie krajobrazu ziemskiego i w połowie nierzeczywistego nieba, z zarysowanymi złocistymi kształtami księżyca (po prawej) i słońca (po lewej).

Konserwacja: 2013 r.

unknown (painter), Crucifixion

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Measures:	Height: 47,5 cm, Width: 69 cm
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Inventory number:	E/17689/ML
Location:	The National Museum in Lublin (Lublin Castle), ul. Zamkowa 9, Lublin

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Crucifixion as a way of inflicting death, the greatest and most cruel punishment, was used until the 4th century. It was not only a torturous death. It was an expression of the greatest disgrace. That is probably why it did not apply to Roman citizens, who were put to death by beheading with a sword. Crucifixion was used for slaves, degraded soldiers, evildoers and the first Christians.Before the condemned person was taken to the place of execution, he was scourged, often until he became unconscious. Then a cross bar, 1.5-1.8 m long and weighing 37-54 kg, was strapped to the shoulders. The condemned was escorted by a squad of legionaries, and one of the soldiers carried a plaque with the name and guilt of the condemned, later placed on top of the cross. In the case of Christ, it read: INRI (Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum, or Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews). Usually the place of execution was on the outskirts of the city or outside it. Going this route was therefore a special kind of torment and humiliation, and at the same time a barbaric spectacle for those gathered.The Romans usually used two types of cross. The first, called crux commissa, was shaped like the Greek letter Tau (T) and was formed by superimposing a horizontal beam on a vertical one. The second was a Latin folding cross (crux immissa). The third type, used least often, was the oblique cross (crux decussate), commonly called the cross of St Andrew, on which one of the apostles was said to have died. Sometimes an inverted Latin cross was also used - St Peter was to be crucified head down.After arriving at the place of execution, the cross-beam was pivoted on a pole. In its middle part something like a support was attached to hold up the legs. The condemned person was given a mixture of strong wine and myrrh or gall as a mild intoxicant. He was then crucified with nails 13-18 cm long and 1 cm in diameter. Death occurred in three to four hours, although the agony could last up to three days. It was the custom of the Romans for one of their soldiers to pierce the body with a sword or spear, delivering the fatal blow from the right side of the chest as confirmation of the condemned man's death. Emperor Constantine the Great, who had converted to Christianity, ended the policy of persecuting Christians and outlawed the punishment of crucifixion.