The Passion of Jesus, 1365-1368 (fresco)

The Passion of Jesus (La passione di Gesù), by Andrea di Bonaiuto, 1365-1368, 14th Century, fresco Detail. This portion of the fresco depicts one of the two thieves on the cross, completely naked, among a crowd of men and women; some horsemen stand out, a lot of them armed; one of the horsemen holds a red flag, which waves against the dark sky in the background; at the feet of the cross some standing women are gathered, characterized by the aureole, two of them support a third woman, who is dressed in a long dark blue tunic with cowl Andrea di Bonaiuto Church of Santa Maria Novella