Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Christ On The Cross With Mary Magdalene Rural De Clercq is known to

De Clercq is known to have worked in the Kempen region of Belgium

towards the middle

also borrowing items that he didn’t own personally

Thomas Rose Miles was obsessed with seaborne drama

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 17” x 25” / 43cm x 63cmYear of creation: c

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Christ On The Cross With Mary Magdalene Rural De Clercq is known toThis early 18th century Flemish oil painting depicts Christ on the cross with a sorrowful Mary Magdalene and Jerusalem beyond. Head bloodied by a crown of thorns, arms taut and wracked with pain, its a moment of utmost suffering tempered by enduring love. In the foreground, a partial skull is a conspicuous inclusion. Its a Memento Mori (Latin: remember you will die). Is Mary praying for Christs salvation or the future of mankind? Over the centuries,