, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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The Crucifixion, c. 1520
Quinten Massys
Flemish, 1466
- 1530
oil on oak
51 x 36.5 cm
Purchased 1954
National Gallery of Canada (no. 6190)
Jesus is dead. His mother Mary, John (his beloved disciple) and Mary Magdalene mourn him. Their sorrow is expressed physically: Mary turns inwards, John gazes up and outwards; the Magdalene, embracing the cross, is lost in grief. The scene elicits our compassion: we imagine and can share their differing reactions. The small scale encourages us to look closely, and secondary details amplify the story: soldiers ride into the distance as Christ's followers approach with a ladder to take his body for burial. Past the city of Jerusalem, a vista opens up to far mountains - the vast scale of the world itself brought within the small scope of the picture.
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