The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion (1536)
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Oil on Panel. German, Renaissance.
German Paintings of the Fifteenth through Seventeenth Centuries
In The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion , Lucas Cranach the Elder chose to portray a scene of religious redemption. The crucified Christ, silhouetted against a darkened and troubled sky, is at…