The Crucifixion Altarpiece: Pilate Washing his Hands (Front Left Wing)
1495
109.0 x 54.0 cm
National Museums Liverpool
The Crucifixion Altarpiece is a triptych formed of three painted panels, the two side wings belonging to the Walker Art Gallery and the central painting to the National Gallery, London. Both wings have painted reverses which would be folded closed in front of the central panel to show a family witnessing the
master of the aachen altarpiece (? – ?)
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About this artwork
- Title: The Crucifixion Altarpiece: Pilate Washing his Hands (Front Left Wing)
- Artist: master of the aachen altarpiece
- Year: 1495
- Original dimensions: 109.0 x 54.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: National Museums Liverpool
- Color intensity: Balanced
- Perceived brightness: shadow