Panel with The Crucifixion from Retable

Domingo Ram's Crucifixion panel from a retable, painted around 1450 for the Metropolitan Museum, presents the central mystery of Christian faith within the structured format of an Aragonese altarpiece. The Crucifixion occupied the most prominent position in Spanish retable programs The Crucifixion was among the most theologically central and emotionally charged subjects in Christian art, intended to move viewers to compassionate meditation on Christ's sacrifice.

The Calvary scene is rendered with the bold colors and strong outlines characteristic of Aragonese Gothic painting, the mourning figures flanking the Cross in a symmetrical composition against an elaborate gold background.