\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The painting is an early work by the Venetian painter Giovanni Bellini. It represents the \i Crucifixion\i0 \i of Christ\i0 , set in
an open landscape pervaded by a warm, atmospheric light. Alongside the cross stand the mourning figures of the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist.