Every Day a Painting for June 29, 2026

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…

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