🕊️ Faith & Scripture
The Crucifixion
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1675
Why it's great
Christ hangs on the cross against a dark sky, with a soft light that shines on his body. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painted it in about 1675.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtManhattan, United States
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⬇ Hi-res download
2,422 × 3,722 px · 9.0 megapixels · prints up to about 8 × 12 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗ · Open-access images at The Met ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo was a Spanish painter born in Seville in 1617. He painted soft, warm pictures of Mary and the saints and also lovely scenes of poor children in the street. He died in Seville in 1682.
