Calvary (Q21674410)

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genre: religious art (Q2864737)
artist: Jan Provoost (Q672255)
collection: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880) Vlaamse Kunstcollectie (VKC) (Q2542010)
location: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) (Q2365880)
main subject: Crucifixion of Jesus (Q51636)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) panel (Q106857709)
depicts: Calvary (Q170516) Jesus (Q302)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
MSK Gent work PID: 1900-B
BALaT object ID: 78675
RKDimages ID: 219790

catalog URL: http://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1900-B

information from the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) catalog

description: The spectator is immediately struck by thedazzling array of colours and the chaos of the many overlapping figures in the crowd in this Calvary scene. This is typical of Provoost’s style. Many of the figures, such as the horseman, Mary Magdalene, John the Apostle and the holy women, were directly…

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