The crucifixion; centre, christ upon the cross, to the bottom of which is chained a skeleton and a dragon; christ is flanked by the good thief to the left, above whom angels hover, and by the bad thief to the right, above whom winged demons hover, a seated horseman below him; the holy maries and st john gather at the foot of the cross; to right, the soldiers cast lots for christ's cloak; in the foreground, stephaton prepares the sponge; ranks of soldiers seen beyond, and the city of jerusalem in the distance
engraving. Date: 1574 (or after). Dimensions: Height: 192 mm; Width: 135 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Jesus Christ. Collection: British Museum.
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