The scholar Ludwig Burchard believes that two models for martyred saints in this painting came from identical drawings attributed to Jan de Bisschop.
The scholar Ludwig Burchard believes that two models for martyred saints in this painting came from identical drawings attributed to Jan de Bisschop. This painting depicts Eligius, Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Walpurgis, whose namesake church commissioned the work. A red string wrapped around what looks like an umbrella atop a pike can be found in the right of this painting, which depicts the sun about to be (*) eclipsed. A black horse with a white mane is ridden by a Roman officer in this painting, who watches the title event while keeping track of his two soon-to-be-executed Jewish prisoners. A throng of women lament in its left panel, watching as nine muscular executioners perform the title feat. For 10 points, name this triptych that is paired with a similar Deposition painted by its creator, Peter Paul Rubens.
The scholar Ludwig Burchard believes that two models for martyred saints in this painting came from identical drawings attributed to Jan de Bisschop.
The Raising of the Cross [or The Elevation of the Cross; accept reasonable variations like Elevation of Christ, etc.; do not accept anything about depositions]